diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/at/at_3.1.13.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/at/at_3.1.13.bb
index 198b46e71d..6fa13b91fb 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/at/at_3.1.13.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/at/at_3.1.13.bb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "ac_cv_path_SENDMAIL=/bin/true \
                  --with-daemon_groupname=root \
                  --with-jobdir=/var/spool/at/jobs \
                  --with-atspool=/var/spool/at/spool \
-                 ${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', '--with-pam', '--without-pam', d)} "
+                 ac_cv_header_security_pam_appl_h=${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam', 'yes', 'no', d)} "
 
 inherit autotools