diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 535a59b737..dee507cb6a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4411,7 +4411,7 @@ probe_cc(){
         _flags_filter=msvc_flags
         _ld_lib='lib%.a'
         _ld_path='-libpath:'
-    elif $_cc -nologo- 2>&1 | grep -q Microsoft || $_cc -v 2>&1 | grep -q clang && $_cc -? > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    elif $_cc -nologo- 2>&1 | grep -q Microsoft || { $_cc -v 2>&1 | grep -q clang && $_cc -? > /dev/null 2>&1; }; then
         _type=msvc
         _ident=$($_cc 2>&1 | head -n1 | tr -d '\r')
         _DEPCMD='$(DEP$(1)) $(DEP$(1)FLAGS) $($(1)DEP_FLAGS) $< 2>&1 | awk '\''/including/ { sub(/^.*file: */, ""); gsub(/\\/, "/"); if (!match($$0, / /)) print "$@:", $$0 }'\'' > $(@:.o=.d)'