diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 505a318bcb..08093267b6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -25169,7 +25169,7 @@ if test "x${PBX_PJSIP_EVSUB_GRP_LOCK}" != "x1" -a "${USE_PJSIP_EVSUB_GRP_LOCK}"
          pbxlibdir="-L${PJSIP_EVSUB_GRP_LOCK_DIR}"
       fi
    fi
-   pbxfuncname="pjsip_evsub_add_lock"
+   pbxfuncname="pjsip_evsub_add_ref"
    if test "x${pbxfuncname}" = "x" ; then   # empty lib, assume only headers
       AST_PJSIP_EVSUB_GRP_LOCK_FOUND=yes
    else
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 27b448bdfb..9544060cd3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ if test "$USE_PJPROJECT" != "no" ; then
       LIBS="${saved_libs}"
       CPPFLAGS="${saved_cppflags}"
 
-      AST_EXT_LIB_CHECK([PJSIP_EVSUB_GRP_LOCK], [pjsip], [pjsip_evsub_add_lock], [pjsip.h], [$PJPROJECT_LIB], [$PJPROJECT_CFLAGS])
+      AST_EXT_LIB_CHECK([PJSIP_EVSUB_GRP_LOCK], [pjsip], [pjsip_evsub_add_ref], [pjsip.h], [$PJPROJECT_LIB], [$PJPROJECT_CFLAGS])
    fi
 fi