diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 42738fded..ad05f54e5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4007,14 +4007,14 @@ fi
 HARDEN_CFLAGS=""
 HARDEN_LDFLAGS=""
 
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether the linker accepts -rpath=/bin/" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether the linker accepts -rpath=/bin/... " >&6; }
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether the linker accepts -rpath /bin/" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether the linker accepts -rpath /bin/... " >&6; }
 if ${ax_cv_check_ldflags__Werror___rpath__bin_+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
 
   ax_check_save_flags=$LDFLAGS
-  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Werror  -rpath=/bin/"
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Werror  -rpath /bin/"
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
@@ -4038,9 +4038,9 @@ fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ax_cv_check_ldflags__Werror___rpath__bin_" >&5
 $as_echo "$ax_cv_check_ldflags__Werror___rpath__bin_" >&6; }
 if test x"$ax_cv_check_ldflags__Werror___rpath__bin_" = xyes; then :
-  RPATH_FORMAT="-rpath="
-else
   RPATH_FORMAT="-rpath "
+else
+  RPATH_FORMAT="-rpath="
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8b625544f..c555b5984 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([hardening],
 HARDEN_CFLAGS=""
 HARDEN_LDFLAGS=""
 
-check_link_flag([-rpath=/bin/], [RPATH_FORMAT="-rpath="], [RPATH_FORMAT="-rpath "])
+check_link_flag([-rpath /bin/], [RPATH_FORMAT="-rpath "], [RPATH_FORMAT="-rpath="])
  
 
 AS_IF([test x"$hardening" != x"no"], [