diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0c77f8dd7..b0217a429 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Changes in 3.0.9 (since 3.0.8)
    (https://bugs.gnu.org/54198)
 ** psyntax honors source properties coming from read hash extensions
    (https://bugs.gnu.org/54003)
+** ./configure checks whether the linker supports '-flto' (needed on macOS)
 
 
 Changes in 3.0.8 (since 3.0.7)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad7ff12c6..30229489d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether the compiler supports -flto])
 old_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 LTO_CFLAGS="-flto"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LTO_CFLAGS"
-AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([int foo;])],, [LTO_CFLAGS=])
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([int foo;], [])],, [LTO_CFLAGS=])
 CFLAGS="$old_CFLAGS"
 if test -n "$LTO_CFLAGS"; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])