diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0917df4..de77cf0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ALLOW, SCMP_SYS($1), 0);
 
 CHECK_SECCOMP_SYSCALL([fstat]);
 CHECK_SECCOMP_SYSCALL([statx]);
-CHECK_SECCOMP_SYSCALL([nonexistant]);
+CHECK_SECCOMP_SYSCALL([nonexistent]);
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Makefile])