--- configure.orig	2012-04-11 23:13:17.000000000 -0400
+++ configure	2012-05-22 19:39:03.213153637 -0400
@@ -14254,7 +14254,7 @@
 
 	libffi_cv_as_x86_pcrel=yes
 	echo '.text; foo: nop; .data; .long foo-.; .text' > conftest.s
-	if $CC $CFLAGS -c conftest.s 2>&1 | $EGREP -i 'illegal|warning' > /dev/null; then
+	if $CC -c conftest.s 2>&1 | $EGREP -i 'illegal|warning' > /dev/null; then
 	    libffi_cv_as_x86_pcrel=no
 	fi