--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(short)
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for large file support],rzip_cv_HAVE_LARGE_FILES,[
-AC_TRY_RUN([
+AC_TRY_COMPILE([
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-main() { return (sizeof(off_t) == 4); }],
+#include <sys/types.h>],
+[int off_t_is_large@<:@(sizeof(off_t) == 4) ? -1 : 1@:>@;],
 rzip_cv_HAVE_LARGE_FILES=yes,
-rzip_cv_HAVE_LARGE_FILES=no,
-rzip_cv_HAVE_LARGE_FILES=cross)])
+rzip_cv_HAVE_LARGE_FILES=no)])
 if test x"$rzip_cv_HAVE_LARGE_FILES" = x"yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LARGE_FILES, 1, [ ])
 fi