diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d4a436bc..9eb77c54 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -160,12 +160,16 @@ AS_CASE([$host_os], [cygwin*|mingw*|msys|pw32*|cegcc*], [ ], [
 AS_IF([test "$enable_pie" != "no"],[
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fPIE], [
     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-fPIE], [
-        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
-        AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG(["-Wl,-pie"], [
+        AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-pie], [
+            CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
             LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-pie"
         ], [
-            LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"
+            AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-pie], [
+                CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
+                LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"
+            ])
         ])
+        AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-pie], [])
     ])
   ])
 ])