diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 80ab991..b1e2954 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ fi
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CONFUSE], [libconfuse], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([requires libconfuse]))
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBNL], [libnl-3.0], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([requires libnl]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBNL], [libnl-3.0], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([requires libnl3-dev]))
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBNL_ROUTE], [libnl-route-3.0], [], AC_MSG_ERROR([requires libnl3-route]))
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m, pow, [], AC_MSG_ERROR([requires libm]))