diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0e12a365..22e5fb1f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPES([socklen_t, struct ether_header, struct arphdr, struct ether_arp,
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([asprintf daemon fchmod flock ftime fork get_current_dir_name gettimeofday mlockall pselect putenv random select strdup strerror strsignal strtol system time usleep unsetenv vsyslog writev],
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([asprintf daemon fchmod flock ftime fork get_current_dir_name gettimeofday mlockall putenv random select strdup strerror strsignal strtol system time usleep unsetenv vsyslog writev],
   [], [], [#include "have.h"]
 )