diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0b690fc..55136cc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ cmdexists () {
 }
 
 trycc () {
-  test -z "$CC_AUTO" && cmdexists "$1" && CC_AUTO=$1
+  test -z "$CC_AUTO" && cmdexists "$1" && CC_AUTO="$*"
 }
 
 stripdir () {