diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e5fcbcb4ed..e4e9d7eadf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ if test x"$use_jni" != x"no"; then
   if test "x$JNI_INCLUDE_DIRS" = "x"; then
     have_jni_dependencies=no
   fi
+  if test "x$have_jni_dependencies" = "xno"; then
+    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <jni.h>]])], [have_jni_dependencies=yes])
+  fi
   if test "x$have_jni_dependencies" = "xno"; then
     if test x"$use_jni" = x"yes"; then
       AC_MSG_ERROR([jni support explicitly requested but headers/dependencies were not found. Enable ECDH and try again.])