diff --git a/m4/evas_check_loader.m4 b/m4/evas_check_loader.m4
index c7ab0dcdeb..b2f5c5aed5 100644
--- a/m4/evas_check_loader.m4
+++ b/m4/evas_check_loader.m4
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER([openjpeg.h], [have_dep="yes"])
 
 if test "x${have_dep}" = "xyes" ; then
    AC_CHECK_LIB([openjp2],
-      [opj_set_default_decoder_parameters],
+      [opj_cio_open],
       [
        evas_image_loader_[]$1[]_libs="-lopenjp2"
        have_dep="yes"