diff --git a/configure b/configure
index abafd6ef93..0acbdedc88 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2948,8 +2948,6 @@ check_cc <<EOF && enable inline_asm
 void foo(void) { __asm__ volatile ("" ::); }
 EOF
 
-check_code cc intrin.h "__rdtsc()" && enable rdtsc
-
 _restrict=
 for restrict_keyword in restrict __restrict__ __restrict; do
     check_cc <<EOF && _restrict=$restrict_keyword && break
@@ -3057,6 +3055,8 @@ elif enabled sparc; then
 
 elif enabled x86; then
 
+    check_code ld intrin.h "__rdtsc()" "cc" && enable rdtsc
+
     enable local_aligned_8 local_aligned_16
 
     # check whether EBP is available on x86