diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/configure b/sysdeps/x86/configure
index ead1295c38..62676bb686 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/configure
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ cat > conftest2.S <<EOF
 4:
 EOF
 libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level=no
-libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=no
-libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=no
 if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -nostartfiles -nostdlib -r -o conftest conftest1.S conftest2.S'
   { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
@@ -137,24 +135,6 @@ if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -nostartfiles -nostdlib -r -o conftest c
   count=`LC_ALL=C $READELF -n conftest | grep NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 | wc -l`
   if test "$count" = 1; then
     libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level=yes
-    cat > conftest.c <<EOF
-EOF
-    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - conftest.c'
-  { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; } | grep -q "\-msahf"; then
-      libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=yes
-    fi
-    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - conftest.c'
-  { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; } | grep -q "\-mmovbe"; then
-      libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=yes
-    fi
   fi
 fi
 rm -f conftest*
@@ -164,14 +144,48 @@ $as_echo "$libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level" >&6; }
 if test $libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level = yes; then
   $as_echo "#define INCLUDE_X86_ISA_LEVEL 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for LAHF/SAHF instruction support" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for LAHF/SAHF instruction support... " >&6; }
+if ${libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+      libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=no
+    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - -x c /dev/null'
+  { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; } | grep -q "\-msahf"; then
+      libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=yes
+    fi
 fi
-if test $libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf = yes; then
-  $as_echo "#define HAVE_X86_LAHF_SAHF 1" >>confdefs.h
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf" >&5
+$as_echo "$libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf" >&6; }
+  if test $libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf = yes; then
+    $as_echo "#define HAVE_X86_LAHF_SAHF 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+  fi
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for MOVBE instruction support" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for MOVBE instruction support... " >&6; }
+if ${libc_cv_have_x86_movbe+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+      libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=no
+    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - -x c /dev/null'
+  { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; } | grep -q "\-mmovbe"; then
+      libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=yes
+    fi
 fi
-if test $libc_cv_have_x86_movbe = yes; then
-  $as_echo "#define HAVE_X86_MOVBE 1" >>confdefs.h
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_have_x86_movbe" >&5
+$as_echo "$libc_cv_have_x86_movbe" >&6; }
+  if test $libc_cv_have_x86_movbe = yes; then
+    $as_echo "#define HAVE_X86_MOVBE 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+  fi
 fi
 config_vars="$config_vars
 enable-x86-isa-level = $libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level"
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/configure.ac b/sysdeps/x86/configure.ac
index bca97fdc2f..04a12ab680 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/configure.ac
@@ -98,30 +98,32 @@ cat > conftest2.S <<EOF
 4:
 EOF
 libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level=no
-libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=no
-libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=no
 if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -nostartfiles -nostdlib -r -o conftest conftest1.S conftest2.S); then
   count=`LC_ALL=C $READELF -n conftest | grep NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 | wc -l`
   if test "$count" = 1; then
     libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level=yes
-    cat > conftest.c <<EOF
-EOF
-    if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - conftest.c) | grep -q "\-msahf"; then
-      libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=yes
-    fi
-    if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - conftest.c) | grep -q "\-mmovbe"; then
-      libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=yes
-    fi
   fi
 fi
 rm -f conftest*])
 if test $libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level = yes; then
   AC_DEFINE(INCLUDE_X86_ISA_LEVEL)
-fi
-if test $libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf = yes; then
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_X86_LAHF_SAHF)
-fi
-if test $libc_cv_have_x86_movbe = yes; then
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_X86_MOVBE)
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for LAHF/SAHF instruction support],
+		 libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf, [dnl
+    libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=no
+    if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - -x c /dev/null) | grep -q "\-msahf"; then
+      libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf=yes
+    fi])
+  if test $libc_cv_have_x86_lahf_sahf = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_X86_LAHF_SAHF)
+  fi
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for MOVBE instruction support],
+		 libc_cv_have_x86_movbe, [dnl
+    libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=no
+    if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -fverbose-asm -S -o - -x c /dev/null) | grep -q "\-mmovbe"; then
+      libc_cv_have_x86_movbe=yes
+    fi])
+  if test $libc_cv_have_x86_movbe = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_X86_MOVBE)
+  fi
 fi
 LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([enable-x86-isa-level], [$libc_cv_include_x86_isa_level])
