diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5a62a943af9..a9e7b6e8c65 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1101,14 +1101,10 @@ fi
 # If netdb.h doesn't declare h_errno, we must declare it by hand.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether netdb declarares h_errno)
 AC_TRY_LINK([#include <netdb.h>],
-[int
-foo ()
-{
-  return h_errno;
-}
-], [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_H_ERRNO)],
-   [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+  [return h_errno;],
+  [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_H_ERRNO)],
+  [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
 
 AC_FUNC_ALLOCA