diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 09f100fe..3b45c606 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : "r"(pnt) : "memory");
 HAVE_AMD64_ASM_V=0
 AS_IF([test "$enable_asm" != "no"],[
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we can use x86_64 asm code)
-  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   ]], [[
 #if defined(__amd64) || defined(__amd64__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 # if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ AC_SUBST(HAVE_AMD64_ASM_V)
 HAVE_AVX_ASM_V=0
 AS_IF([test "$enable_asm" != "no"],[
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we can assemble AVX opcodes)
-  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   ]], [[
 #if defined(__amd64) || defined(__amd64__) || defined(__x86_64__)
 # if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__MINGW64__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)