diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b39b6d3198..618dfab2e8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4608,6 +4608,7 @@ fi
 check_code cc arm_neon.h "int16x8_t test = vdupq_n_s16(0)" && enable intrinsics_neon
 
 check_ldflags -Wl,--as-needed
+check_ldflags -Wl,-z,noexecstack
 
 if check_func dlopen; then
     ldl=