diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7006d3779..583c1b2f4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -431,12 +431,11 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_DEVELOPER],[$enable_dev],[1 if developer logic is enabl
 # -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector-all
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(gcc-hardening,
    AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-gcc-hardening, enable compiler security checks),
-[if test x$enableval = xyes; then
+[AS_IF([test x$enableval = xyes],[
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fstack-protector-all"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fwrapv -fPIE -Wstack-protector"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS --param ssp-buffer-size=1"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"
-fi])
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -pie"])])
 
 
 # Linker hardening options