diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 29c4317f17..fec7b2543d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3029,7 +3029,7 @@ elif enabled sparc; then
 
 elif enabled x86; then
 
-    check_code ld immintrin.h "__xgetbv(0)" && enable xgetbv
+    check_code ld immintrin.h "return __xgetbv(0)" && enable xgetbv
     check_code ld intrin.h "int info[4]; __cpuid(info, 0)" && enable cpuid
     check_code ld intrin.h "__rdtsc()" && enable rdtsc
     check_code ld intrin.h "unsigned int x = __readeflags()" && enable rweflags