diff --git a/test-dlopen/dlopen-autotools/m4/ld-version-script.m4 b/test-dlopen/dlopen-autotools/m4/ld-version-script.m4
index 3cfe0bb44..fabe54447 100644
--- a/test-dlopen/dlopen-autotools/m4/ld-version-script.m4
+++ b/test-dlopen/dlopen-autotools/m4/ld-version-script.m4
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT],
         save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
         LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--version-script=conftest.map"
         echo "{ global: *; };" > conftest.map
-        AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])],
+        AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [ ])],
           [gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script=yes],
           [gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script=no])
+        echo foo > conftest.map
+        AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])],
+          [gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script=no],
+          [])
         rm -f conftest.map
         LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS])
      have_ld_version_script=$gl_cv_sys_ld_version_script])