diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a104c322..db871c18 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,16 +159,10 @@ AS_CASE([$host_os], [cygwin*|mingw*|msys|pw32*|cegcc*], [ ], [
 
 AS_IF([test "$enable_pie" != "no"],[
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fPIE], [
-    AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-fPIE], [
-        AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,-pie], [
-            CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
-            LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-pie"
-        ], [
-            AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-pie], [
-                CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
-                LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"
-            ])
-        ])
+    AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-fPIE],
+      [AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-pie],
+        [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
+         LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"])
     ])
   ])
 ])