diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 77a85d9ab8..ce65c2481b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4008,7 +4008,7 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([Eio checks])
 requirements_pc_eio="ecore >= ${PACKAGE_VERSION} eet >= ${PACKAGE_VERSION} eina >= ${PACKAGE_VERSION} ${requirements_pc_eio}"
 
 requirements_libs_eio="${requirements_libs_eio} -lm"
-EIO_LIBS=${requirements_pc_eio}
+EIO_LIBS=${requirements_libs_eio}
 AC_SUBST([EIO_LIBS])
 
 ### Checks for header files