diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 214c9a01..3b8494ff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -241,13 +241,10 @@ AC_SUBST(HAVE_TI_MODE_V)
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for cpuid instruction)
 HAVE_CPUID_V=0
-AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-#include <stdlib.h>
-]], [[
-unsigned int level = 0;
-unsigned int *eax = NULL, *ebx = NULL, *ecx = NULL, *edx = NULL;
-__asm__("cpuid" : "=a"(*eax), "=b" (*ebx), "=c"(*ecx), "=d"(*edx)
-        : "0"(level));
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[ ]], [[
+__asm__("movl %ebx,%esi\n"
+        "cpuid\n"
+        "movl %esi,%ebx");
 ]])],
 [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CPUID], [1], [cpuid instruction is available])