diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 42bee5044..51a7beece 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -327,9 +327,7 @@ AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STROPTS_H
-#include <stropts.h>
-#endif],
+,
 	[struct winsize termsize = {0}; TIOCGWINSZ;])], 
 	[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); AC_DEFINE([HAVE_WINSIZE], [1], [Define to 1 if the winsize struct and TIOCGWINSZ macro exist])], 
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(no))