--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -833,10 +833,7 @@
 have_cpuid_h="no"
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(cpuid.h, [have_cpuid_h="yes"])
 
-have_capability="yes"
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/capability.h,
-                 [have_capability="yes"],
-                 [have_capability="no (<sys/capability.h> not found)"])
+have_capability="no"
 if test "x$have_capability" = "xyes"; then
 AC_CHECK_LIB(cap, cap_get_bound,
                  [have_capability="yes"],
