diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 235cc780..189e9734 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp aCC CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
+  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp "aCC -AA" CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
   do
     # Extract the first word of "$ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ fi
 fi
 if test -z "$CXX"; then
   ac_ct_CXX=$CXX
-  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp aCC CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
+  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp "aCC -AA" CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2