diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 83bf596b099..789eaace661 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ then
 		fi;;
 	SunOS/5*) case $CC in
 		  *gcc*)
-		    if $CC -Xlinker -V 2>/dev/null | grep BFD >/dev/null
+		    if $CC -Xlinker -V 2>&1 | grep BFD >/dev/null
 		    then
 			LINKFORSHARED="-Xlinker --export-dynamic"
 		    fi;;