diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 864b747919..6c17ac625a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5871,7 +5871,7 @@ if [ "$CFG_GETIFADDRS" != "no" ]; then
 fi
 
 # find if the platform provides thread-safe CLOEXEC support
-if compileTest unix/cloexec; then
+if compileTest unix/cloexec "cloexec"; then
     CFG_CLOEXEC=yes
 fi