diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2035e0ee53..7d0ebbc5bb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1413,7 +1413,9 @@ if test x$use_usdt != xno; then
   AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
     AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
       [#include <sys/sdt.h>],
-      [DTRACE_PROBE("context", "event");]
+      [DTRACE_PROBE(context, event);
+       int a, b, c, d, e, f, g;
+       DTRACE_PROBE7(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g);]
     )],
     [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_TRACING], [1], [Define to 1 to enable tracepoints for Userspace, Statically Defined Tracing])],
     [AC_MSG_RESULT(no); use_usdt=no;]