diff --git a/mozilla/configure.in b/mozilla/configure.in
index b296527480e..c6c5035fe42 100644
--- a/mozilla/configure.in
+++ b/mozilla/configure.in
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ fi
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(plc$NSPR_VERSION, PL_CreateOptState, NSPR_LIBS="-lplc$NSPR_VERSION $NSPR_LIBS",
 	[MISSING_NSPR="$MISSING_NSPR -lplc$NSPR_VERSION"], $NSPR_LIBS)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(plds$NSPR_VERSION, PL_GetEvent, NSPR_LIBS="-lplds$NSPR_VERSION $NSPR_LIBS",
+AC_CHECK_LIB(plds$NSPR_VERSION, PL_NewHashTable, NSPR_LIBS="-lplds$NSPR_VERSION $NSPR_LIBS",
 	[MISSING_NSPR="$MISSING_NSPR -lplds$NSPR_VERSION"], $NSPR_LIBS)
 
 CFLAGS=$_SAVE_CFLAGS