diff --git a/legacy/eio/configure.ac b/legacy/eio/configure.ac
index be879795c5..403b115250 100644
--- a/legacy/eio/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/eio/configure.ac
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ if test "x${have_threads}" = "xno" ; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Threads not supported. Be sure to have pthread on non Windows OS])
 fi
 
+EFL_CHECK_PATH_MAX
+
 ### Checks for types
 
 ### Checks for structures