diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 9a51ad84990..0fd970cf27c 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ dnl
 AC_DEFUN([WINE_CHECK_ERRNO],
 [AC_CACHE_CHECK([for reentrant libc: $1],[wine_cv_libc_r_$1],
   [AC_TRY_RUN([int myerrno = 0;
-char buf[256];
 int *$1(){return &myerrno;}
-main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}],
+main(){close(333); close(333); exit(!myerrno);}],
   wine_cv_libc_r_$1=yes, wine_cv_libc_r_$1=no,
   wine_cv_libc_r_$1=yes)])
 AS_IF([test "$wine_cv_libc_r_$1" = "yes"],[$2],[$3])])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ebabfb92660..979b3d97fbe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10542,9 +10542,8 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
-char buf[256];
 int *__errno_location(){return &myerrno;}
-main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
+main(){close(333); close(333); exit(!myerrno);}
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
@@ -10585,9 +10584,8 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
-char buf256;
 int *__error(){return &myerrno;}
-main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
+main(){close(333); close(333); exit(!myerrno);}
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
@@ -10628,9 +10626,8 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
-char buf256;
 int *___errno(){return &myerrno;}
-main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
+main(){close(333); close(333); exit(!myerrno);}
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
@@ -10671,9 +10668,8 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
-char buf256;
 int *__thr_errno(){return &myerrno;}
-main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
+main(){close(333); close(333); exit(!myerrno);}
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
@@ -10714,9 +10710,8 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
-char buf256;
 int *__errno(){return &myerrno;}
-main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
+main(){close(333); close(333); exit(!myerrno);}
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5