diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 25a56e7043..1fe505c3f3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2317,6 +2317,7 @@ probe_cc(){
             _ld_o='-Fe$@'
         fi
         _cc_o='-Fo $@'
+        _cc_e='-P -Fi $@'
         _flags_filter=msvc_flags
         _ld_lib='lib%.a'
         _ld_path='-libpath:'