diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 46c653673dd18..ab25666ae18ba 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -377,11 +377,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(m, sin)
 
 case $host_alias in
   riscv64*)
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(atomic, __atomic_exchange_1, [
-      PHP_ADD_LIBRARY(atomic)
-    ], [
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Problem with enabling atomic. Please check config.log for details.])
-    ])
+    PHP_CHECK_FUNC(__atomic_exchange_1, atomic)
     ;;
 esac