diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b1961dd87..8dc7f5dc6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -185,10 +185,7 @@ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 dnl Compiler checks
 dnl ---------------
 
-if test -z "$CC"; then
-# No C compiler specified... We rely on Autoconf to find the best
-   AC_PROG_CC
-fi
+AC_PROG_CC
 
 dnl Work on compiler options according to system:
 dnl Set default CFLAG - only use -Wall if we have gcc