diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index cfa4ec2ee10..d26c51ca6a7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -136,7 +136,12 @@ fi
 for flag in  -fno-tree-ch -fno-tree-vrp -fno-tree-pre; do
   OLD_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$RUNTIMECFLAGS $flag -Werror"
-  AC_TRY_LINK([], [int main() {return 0;}], [CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS $flag"],[CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"])
+  AC_TRY_LINK([], [return 0;], [CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS $flag"],[CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"])
+done
+for flag in -fno-stack-protector; do
+  OLD_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS="$RUNTIMECFLAGS $flag -Werror"
+  AC_TRY_LINK([], [return 0;], [CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS $flag"],[CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"])
 done
 
 if test "Darwin" != `uname`; then