Index: aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
==================================================================
--- aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
+++ aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 #   If EXTRA-FLAGS is defined, it is added to the current language's default
 #   flags (e.g. CFLAGS) when the check is done.  The check is thus made with
 #   the flags: "CFLAGS EXTRA-FLAGS FLAG".  This can for example be used to
 #   force the compiler to issue an error when a bad flag is given.
 #
-#   INPUT gives an alternative input source to AC_COMPILE_IFELSE.
+#   INPUT gives an alternative input source to AC_LINK_IFELSE.
 #
 #   NOTE: Implementation based on AX_CFLAGS_GCC_OPTION. Please keep this
 #   macro in sync with AX_CHECK_{PREPROC,LINK}_FLAG.
 #
 # LICENSE
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
 [AC_PREREQ(2.64)dnl for _AC_LANG_PREFIX and AS_VAR_IF
 AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([CACHEVAR],[ax_cv_check_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]flags_$4_$1])dnl
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether _AC_LANG compiler accepts $1], CACHEVAR, [
   ax_check_save_flags=$[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS
   _AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS="$[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS $4 $1"
-  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([m4_default([$5],[AC_LANG_PROGRAM()])],
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([m4_default([$5],[AC_LANG_PROGRAM()])],
     [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[yes])],
     [AS_VAR_SET(CACHEVAR,[no])])
   _AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS=$ax_check_save_flags])
 AS_VAR_IF(CACHEVAR,yes,
   [m4_default([$2], :)],
   [m4_default([$3], :)])
 AS_VAR_POPDEF([CACHEVAR])dnl
 ])dnl AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAGS

Index: autogen.sh
==================================================================
--- autogen.sh
+++ autogen.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@
 	echo "automake failed" >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 autoconf
+
+if grep AC_COMPILE_IFELSE aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4 >/dev/null; then
+	sed 's@AC_COMPILE_IFELSE@AC_LINK_IFELSE@g' aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4 > aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4.new
+	mv aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4.new aclocal/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
+fi
 
 rm -rf autom4te.cache