diff --git a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_secp.m4 b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_secp.m4
index dda770e001c2d..9cb54de098129 100644
--- a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_secp.m4
+++ b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_secp.m4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl escape "$0x" below using the m4 quadrigaph @S|@, and escape it again with a \ for the shell.
 AC_DEFUN([SECP_64BIT_ASM_CHECK],[
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for x86_64 assembly availability)
-AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   #include <stdint.h>]],[[
   uint64_t a = 11, tmp;
   __asm__ __volatile__("movq \@S|@0x100000000,%1; mulq %%rsi" : "+a"(a) : "S"(tmp) : "cc", "%rdx");