diff --git a/config/ompi_setup_cc.m4 b/config/ompi_setup_cc.m4
index 9bcc1ec928..7d1d3e9baa 100644
--- a/config/ompi_setup_cc.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_setup_cc.m4
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_SETUP_CC],[
     # see if the C compiler supports __builtin_expect
     AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CC supports __builtin_expect],
         [ompi_cv_cc_supports___builtin_expect],
-        [AC_TRY_COMPILE([],
+        [AC_TRY_LINK([],
           [void *ptr = (void*) 0;
            if (__builtin_expect (ptr != (void*) 0, 1)) return 0;],
           [ompi_cv_cc_supports___builtin_expect="yes"],
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_SETUP_CC],[
     # see if the C compiler supports __builtin_prefetch
     AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CC supports __builtin_prefetch],
         [ompi_cv_cc_supports___builtin_prefetch],
-        [AC_TRY_COMPILE([],
+        [AC_TRY_LINK([],
           [int ptr;
            __builtin_prefetch(&ptr,0,0);],
           [ompi_cv_cc_supports___builtin_prefetch="yes"],
diff --git a/config/ompi_setup_cxx.m4 b/config/ompi_setup_cxx.m4
index f105baa4ed..94e67e48b2 100644
--- a/config/ompi_setup_cxx.m4
+++ b/config/ompi_setup_cxx.m4
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_SETUP_CXX],[
     AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
     AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CXX supports __builtin_expect],
         [ompi_cv_cxx_supports___builtin_expect],
-        [AC_TRY_COMPILE([],
+        [AC_TRY_LINK([],
           [void *ptr = (void*) 0;
            if (__builtin_expect (ptr != (void*) 0, 1)) return 0;],
           [ompi_cv_cxx_supports___builtin_expect="yes"],
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([OMPI_SETUP_CXX],[
     AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
     AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CXX supports __builtin_prefetch],
         [ompi_cv_cxx_supports___builtin_prefetch],
-        [AC_TRY_COMPILE([],
+        [AC_TRY_LINK([],
           [int ptr;
            __builtin_prefetch(&ptr,0,0);],
           [ompi_cv_cxx_supports___builtin_prefetch="yes"],