diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0a63aaf54a..70f3b8e788 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ check_ld(){
     log check_ld "$@"
     type=$1
     shift 1
-    flags=$(filter_out '-l*' "$@")
-    libs=$(filter '-l*' "$@")
+    flags=$(filter_out '-l*' $@)
+    libs=$(filter '-l*' $@)
     check_$type $($cflags_filter $flags) || return
     flags=$($ldflags_filter $flags)
     libs=$($ldflags_filter $libs)