diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 430edbdc0c..2b3bd1c16a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1530,8 +1530,8 @@ fi
 
 # AltiVec flags: The FSF version of GCC differs from the Apple version
 if enabled altivec; then
-    check_cflags -maltivec -mabi=altivec &&
-        check_header altivec.h ||
+    check_cflags -maltivec -mabi=altivec && \
+        check_header altivec.h || \
         check_cflags -faltivec
 
     # check if our compiler supports Motorola AltiVec C API