diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4a9e1c4d..adfeea6e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ AC_INIT([libgtop], [libgtop_version],
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(copyright.txt)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
+AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_SUBST(ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS, [\${ACLOCAL_FLAGS}])