--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,3 +24,3 @@
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libconfig], [libconfig])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([msgpack], [msgpack])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([msgpack], [msgpack-c])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([logc], [logc >= 0.3.0 logc_argp])