diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 5b50796b4..0fb1adae8 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Andre Lucas <andre.lucas@dial.pipex.com> - build, login and many other fixes
 Andy Sloane <andy@guildsoftware.com> - bugfixes
 Arkadiusz Miskiewicz <misiek@pld.org.pl> - IPv6 compat fixes
 Ben Taylor <bent@clark.net> - Solaris debugging and fixes
+Bratislav ILICH <bilic@zepter.ru> - Configure fix
 Chip Salzenberg <chip@valinux.com> - Assorted patches
 Chris Saia <csaia@wtower.com> - SuSE packaging
 Chris, the Young One <cky@pobox.com> - Password auth fixes
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ddb4cba2b..47e560548 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  - Moved gnome-ssh-askpass.c to contrib directory and reomved config 
    option.
  - Slight cleanup to doc files
+ - Configure fix from Bratislav ILICH <bilic@zepter.ru>
 
 20000314
  - Include macro for IN6_IS_ADDR_V4MAPPED. Report from 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7f7326fbd..154330d6e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 AC_INIT(ssh.c)
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
+AC_PROG_CC
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
 # C Compiler features
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall"; fi
 AC_C_INLINE
 
 # Checks for programs.
-AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_INSTALL