diff --git a/opal/mca/memory/malloc_solaris/configure.m4 b/opal/mca/memory/malloc_solaris/configure.m4
index 80e820de40..599a452436 100644
--- a/opal/mca/memory/malloc_solaris/configure.m4
+++ b/opal/mca/memory/malloc_solaris/configure.m4
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_memory_malloc_solaris_CONFIG],[
 
         AC_SUBST(memory_malloc_solaris_LIBS)
 
-        AS_IF([test "$memory_malloc_solaris_happy" = "yes"],
-              [memory_base_found=1
-                $1], [$2])
-
     ;;
     *)
         AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
@@ -96,5 +92,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([MCA_memory_malloc_solaris_CONFIG],[
     ;;
     esac 
 
+    AS_IF([test "$memory_malloc_solaris_happy" = "yes"],
+          [memory_base_found=1
+           $1], [$2])
+
     OMPI_VAR_SCOPE_POP
 ])