diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 832ce157c2..d85b11427b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # $OpenLDAP$
-# from OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/configure.in,v 1.333 2000/09/19 19:11:09 kurt Exp  
+# from OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/configure.in,v 1.334 2000/09/24 23:11:48 kurt Exp  
 
 # Copyright 1998-2000 The OpenLDAP Foundation.  All Rights Reserved.
 # 
@@ -5798,7 +5798,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ol_cv_inet6_addrslen" 1>&6
 
 	if test $ol_cv_inet6_addrslen = yes ; then
 		ol_link_ipv6=yes
-	else if $ol_enable_ipv6 = yes ; then
+	elif $ol_enable_ipv6 = yes ; then
 		{ echo "configure: error: IPv6 support requires INET6_ADDRSTRLEN" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 	fi
 fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 886549761e..57fb2c47df 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ else
 
 	if test $ol_cv_inet6_addrslen = yes ; then
 		ol_link_ipv6=yes
-	else if $ol_enable_ipv6 = yes ; then
+	elif $ol_enable_ipv6 = yes ; then
 		AC_MSG_ERROR([IPv6 support requires INET6_ADDRSTRLEN])
 	fi
 fi