diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 08fa1ac6d0..fb3eaad9b9 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -223,20 +223,17 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBC_LINKER_FEATURE],
 [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for linker that supports $1])
 libc_linker_feature=no
 if test x"$gnu_ld" = x"yes"; then
-  libc_linker_check=`$LD -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep "\$1"`
-  if test -n "$libc_linker_check"; then
-    cat > conftest.c <<EOF
+  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 int _start (void) { return 42; }
 EOF
-    if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
-				$2 -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-				-fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
-				1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD])
-    then
-      libc_linker_feature=yes
-    fi
-    rm -f conftest*
+  if AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
+		    $2 -nostdlib -nostartfiles
+		    -fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
+		    1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD])
+  then
+    libc_linker_feature=yes
   fi
+  rm -f conftest*
 fi
 if test $libc_linker_feature = yes; then
   $3
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f723098dd8..95887b7078 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5879,25 +5879,22 @@ fi
 $as_echo_n "checking for linker that supports -z execstack... " >&6; }
 libc_linker_feature=no
 if test x"$gnu_ld" = x"yes"; then
-  libc_linker_check=`$LD -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep "\-z execstack"`
-  if test -n "$libc_linker_check"; then
-    cat > conftest.c <<EOF
+  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 int _start (void) { return 42; }
 EOF
-    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
-				-Wl,-z,execstack -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-				-fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
-				1>&5'
+  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
+		    -Wl,-z,execstack -nostdlib -nostartfiles
+		    -fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
+		    1>&5'
   { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; }
-    then
-      libc_linker_feature=yes
-    fi
-    rm -f conftest*
+  then
+    libc_linker_feature=yes
   fi
+  rm -f conftest*
 fi
 if test $libc_linker_feature = yes; then
   libc_cv_z_execstack=yes
@@ -5912,25 +5909,22 @@ $as_echo "$libc_linker_feature" >&6; }
 $as_echo_n "checking for linker that supports -z start-stop-gc... " >&6; }
 libc_linker_feature=no
 if test x"$gnu_ld" = x"yes"; then
-  libc_linker_check=`$LD -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep "\-z start-stop-gc"`
-  if test -n "$libc_linker_check"; then
-    cat > conftest.c <<EOF
+  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 int _start (void) { return 42; }
 EOF
-    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
-				-Wl,-z,start-stop-gc -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-				-fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
-				1>&5'
+  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
+		    -Wl,-z,start-stop-gc -nostdlib -nostartfiles
+		    -fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
+		    1>&5'
   { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; }
-    then
-      libc_linker_feature=yes
-    fi
-    rm -f conftest*
+  then
+    libc_linker_feature=yes
   fi
+  rm -f conftest*
 fi
 if test $libc_linker_feature = yes; then
   libc_cv_z_start_stop_gc=yes
@@ -5946,25 +5940,22 @@ have-z-start-stop-gc = $libc_cv_z_start_stop_gc"
 $as_echo_n "checking for linker that supports --no-dynamic-linker... " >&6; }
 libc_linker_feature=no
 if test x"$gnu_ld" = x"yes"; then
-  libc_linker_check=`$LD -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep "\--no-dynamic-linker"`
-  if test -n "$libc_linker_check"; then
-    cat > conftest.c <<EOF
+  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 int _start (void) { return 42; }
 EOF
-    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
-				-Wl,--no-dynamic-linker -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-				-fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
-				1>&5'
+  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
+		    -Wl,--no-dynamic-linker -nostdlib -nostartfiles
+		    -fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
+		    1>&5'
   { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; }
-    then
-      libc_linker_feature=yes
-    fi
-    rm -f conftest*
+  then
+    libc_linker_feature=yes
   fi
+  rm -f conftest*
 fi
 if test $libc_linker_feature = yes; then
   libc_cv_no_dynamic_linker=yes
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure
index dab587c81f..8691844500 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/configure
@@ -83,25 +83,22 @@ fi # clang
 $as_echo_n "checking for linker that supports --no-tls-get-addr-optimize... " >&6; }
 libc_linker_feature=no
 if test x"$gnu_ld" = x"yes"; then
-  libc_linker_check=`$LD -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep "\--no-tls-get-addr-optimize"`
-  if test -n "$libc_linker_check"; then
-    cat > conftest.c <<EOF
+  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 int _start (void) { return 42; }
 EOF
-    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
-				-Wl,--no-tls-get-addr-optimize -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-				-fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
-				1>&5'
+  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS $no_ssp
+		    -Wl,--no-tls-get-addr-optimize -nostdlib -nostartfiles
+		    -fPIC -shared -o conftest.so conftest.c
+		    1>&5'
   { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; }
-    then
-      libc_linker_feature=yes
-    fi
-    rm -f conftest*
+  then
+    libc_linker_feature=yes
   fi
+  rm -f conftest*
 fi
 if test $libc_linker_feature = yes; then
   libc_cv_tls_get_addr_optimize=yes