diff --git a/autoconf/configure.ac b/autoconf/configure.ac
index b8d4a30715a..d186b0ea662 100644
--- a/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -1325,13 +1325,21 @@ dnl Try to find Darwin specific crash reporting libraries.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([CrashReporterClient.h])
 
 dnl Try to find Darwin specific crash reporting global.
-AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[const char *__crashreporter_info__;]], [[]])],[darwin_crashreport = yes],[darwin_crashreport = no])
-AC_MSG_RESULT($darwin_crashreport)
-if test "x$darwin_crashreport = xyes"
-then
-  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CRASHREPORTER_INFO],[1],
-            [Define if __crashreporter_info__ exists.])
-fi
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([__crashreporter_info__])
+AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+  AC_LANG_SOURCE(
+    [[extern const char *__crashreporter_info__;
+      int main() {
+        __crashreporter_info__ = "test";
+        return 0;
+      }
+    ]]),
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CRASHREPORTER_INFO, 1, Can use __crashreporter_info__),
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CRASHREPORTER_INFO, 0,
+            Define if __crashreporter_info__ exists.))
+
 dnl===-----------------------------------------------------------------------===
 dnl===
 dnl=== SECTION 7: Check for types and structures
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 88fe0fddaa2..a172059f6e5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17419,20 +17419,20 @@ fi
 done
 
 
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking __crashreporter_info__" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking __crashreporter_info__... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-const char *__crashreporter_info__;
-int
-main ()
-{
+extern const char *__crashreporter_info__;
+      int main() {
+        __crashreporter_info__ = "test";
+        return 0;
+      }
 
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
@@ -17468,27 +17468,30 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   ac_status=$?
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  darwin_crashreport = yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	darwin_crashreport = no
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $darwin_crashreport" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$darwin_crashreport" >&6; }
-if test "x$darwin_crashreport = xyes"
-then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_CRASHREPORTER_INFO 1
 _ACEOF
 
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_CRASHREPORTER_INFO 0
+_ACEOF
+
 fi
 
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+
+
 
 
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for HUGE_VAL sanity" >&5