diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure
index 38a9374875..fb71310a1f 100755
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure
@@ -56,4 +56,3 @@ if test $ac_verc_fail = yes; then
 *** the FAQ and INSTALL documents." 1>&2
 fi
 
-s%@AS@%$AS%g
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in
index e5c301db48..81515a52f5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ sinclude(./aclocal.m4)dnl Autoconf lossage
 GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
 # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips.
 
+define([AC_SUBST])dnl Prevent junk from being appended due to no AC_OUTPUT
 AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(AS, $AS, --version,
   [GNU assembler.* \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\(-ia64-[0-9]*\)*\)],
   [2.11.90.0.[5-9]* | 2.11.90.[1-9]* | 2.11.9[1-9]* | 2.11.[1-9]* | 2.1[2-9]*| 2.[2-9]*],