Index: configure.in
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--- configure.in	(revision 5511)
+++ configure.in	(working copy)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ AM_PATH_SDL(1.2.0, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([
 
 dnl Check for OpenAL, fail if not found.
 dnl Check for libSDL Version 1.2 or greater, fail if not found.
-AM_PATH_OPENAL([], [AC_MSG_ERROR([
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(AL/al.h,,[AC_MSG_ERROR]([
 
 *** You need OpenAL (www.openal.org) to compile GemRB
 ])])