diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ac458dce42..5886ea03ea 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ FreeBSD)
 bsd="yes"
 audio_drv_list="oss"
 audio_possible_drivers="oss sdl esd pa"
-aiolib="-lpthread"
+aio_lib="-lpthread"
 if [ "$cpu" = "i386" -o "$cpu" = "x86_64" ] ; then
     kqemu="yes"
 fi