diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4a2499f51b25f6e90a137a48a95a05ab5962d12a..330cfdeb94925f4fd680330a313541dd40e77705 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu" = "xyes" ; then
 saved_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fstack-protector-all"
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([if ${CC} supports -fstack-protector-all])
-AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([char foo;])],
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([void main(void){char foo;}])],
       [ AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
         STACK_PROTECTOR="-fstack-protector-all" ],
         AC_MSG_RESULT([no]))