diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 20d4e4b615..323476cdd7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7130,7 +7130,7 @@ enabled makeinfo \
 disabled makeinfo_html && texi2html --help 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'init-file' && enable texi2html || disable texi2html
 perl -v            > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable perl      || disable perl
 pod2man --help     > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable pod2man   || disable pod2man
-rsync --help 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'contimeout' && enable rsync_contimeout || disable rsync_contimeout
+rsync --help 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'contimeout=' && enable rsync_contimeout || disable rsync_contimeout
 xmllint --version  > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable xmllint   || disable xmllint
 
 check_headers linux/fb.h