diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1be45244..d4a436bc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,10 +159,13 @@ AS_CASE([$host_os], [cygwin*|mingw*|msys|pw32*|cegcc*], [ ], [
 
 AS_IF([test "$enable_pie" != "no"],[
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-fPIE], [
-    AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-fPIE],
-      [AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-pie],
-        [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
-         LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-pie"])
+    AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-fPIE], [
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIE"
+        AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG(["-Wl,-pie"], [
+            LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-pie"
+        ], [
+            LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"
+        ])
     ])
   ])
 ])