diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b4db56196d..a799095dde 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -25199,7 +25199,7 @@ 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 d67b1a0169..982bd78290 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ 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