diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e23d7a7..f4d7dfb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ AC_CHECK_TYPE(socklen_t, [AC_DEFINE(HAS_SOCKLEN_T)], ,
               #include <sys/socket.h>
 )
 
-AC_EGREP_HEADER(MSG_MAXIOVLEN, /usr/include/sys/socket.h, AC_DEFINE(ENET_BUFFER_MAXIMUM, [MSG_MAXIOVLEN]))
-AC_EGREP_HEADER(MSG_MAXIOVLEN, socket.h, AC_DEFINE(ENET_BUFFER_MAXIMUM, [MSG_MAXIOVLEN]))
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 	libenet.pc])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/include/enet/unix.h b/include/enet/unix.h
index 087015e..6aae21a 100644
--- a/include/enet/unix.h
+++ b/include/enet/unix.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef MSG_MAXIOVLEN
+#define ENET_BUFFER_MAXIMUM MSG_MAXIOVLEN
+#endif
+
 typedef int ENetSocket;
 
 enum