diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6f948224c..fbc822004 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5173,7 +5173,7 @@ then
        C_PARSER_FLAGS="-O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes $CFLAGS"
        CFLAGS="-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes $CFLAGS"
        case "`$CC --version < /dev/null`" in
-	  *3.4*)
+	  gcc-3.4*)
 	    CFLAGS="-fno-gcse -fno-crossjumping $CFLAGS"
 	  ;;
        esac
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 661b6c0c4..881d3bd52 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ then
        C_PARSER_FLAGS="-O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes $CFLAGS"
        CFLAGS="-O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes $CFLAGS"
        case "`$CC --version < /dev/null`" in
-	  *3.4*)
+	  gcc-3.4*)
 	    CFLAGS="-fno-gcse -fno-crossjumping $CFLAGS"
 	  ;;
        esac