diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2351d87..68f4522 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ AS_IF([test x"$hardening" != x"no"], [
       [], [-fstack-protector-all])])
 
   check_cc_cxx_flag([-fPIE],
-   [check_link_flag([-pie],
+   [check_link_flag([-fPIE -pie],
      [HARDEN_CFLAGS="$HARDEN_CFLAGS -fPIE"
       HARDEN_LDFLAGS="$HARDEN_LDFLAGS -pie"],
-     [check_link_flag([-Wl,-pie],
+     [check_link_flag([-fPIE -Wl,-pie],
        [HARDEN_CFLAGS="$HARDEN_CFLAGS -fPIE"
         HARDEN_LDFLAGS="$HARDEN_LDFLAGS -Wl,-pie"])])])