diff --git a/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4 b/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4
index aecf20849..973f7e880 100644
--- a/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_check_openssl.m4
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_OPENSSL], [
     LIBS="$OPENSSL_LIBS $LIBS"
     CPPFLAGS="$OPENSSL_INCLUDES $CPPFLAGS"
     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
-        AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <openssl/ssl.h>], [SSL_new(NULL)]),
+        [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <openssl/ssl.h>], [SSL_new(NULL)])],
         [
             AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
             $1