diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 25422439..91f837d0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_GREP
 AM_PROG_AS
+AC_PROG_NM
 
 # check if we have C++ compiler. This is hacky workaround,
 # for a reason why it is this way see
diff --git a/egl/wayland-egl-symbols-check b/egl/wayland-egl-symbols-check
index e1073622..6ad28f39 100755
--- a/egl/wayland-egl-symbols-check
+++ b/egl/wayland-egl-symbols-check
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-FUNCS=$(nm -D --defined-only ${WAYLAND_EGL_LIB} | grep -o "T .*" | cut -c 3- | while read func; do
+FUNCS=$($NM -D --defined-only ${WAYLAND_EGL_LIB} | grep -o "T .*" | cut -c 3- | while read func; do
 ( grep -q "^$func$" || echo $func )  <<EOF
 wl_egl_window_resize
 wl_egl_window_create