diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c1471c2f78..4897e69a2c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ ldap_subdir
 top_builddir
 OPENLDAP_RELEASE_DATE
 OPENLDAP_LIBVERSION
-OPENLDAP_LIBRELEASE
+OPENLDAP_API_CURRENT
 VERSION
 PACKAGE
 target_os
@@ -2961,7 +2961,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
-OPENLDAP_LIBRELEASE=$OL_API_LIB_RELEASE
+OPENLDAP_API_CURRENT=$OL_API_CURRENT
 
 OPENLDAP_LIBVERSION=$OL_API_LIB_VERSION