diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 16b20f9..60f8541 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 	linux*) MACHDEP="linux";;
 	cygwin*) MACHDEP="cygwin";;
 	darwin*) MACHDEP="darwin";;
-        irix646) MACHDEP="irix6";;
+	irix646) MACHDEP="irix6";;
 	'')	MACHDEP="unknown";;
     esac
 fi
@@ -813,22 +813,23 @@
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --enable-profiling)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(profiling,
-              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-profiling], [enable C-level code profiling]),
-[ac_save_cc="$CC"
- CC="$CC -pg"
- AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main() { return 0; }]])],
-   [ac_enable_profiling="yes"],
-   [ac_enable_profiling="no"],
-   [ac_enable_profiling="no"])
- CC="$ac_save_cc"])
-AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_enable_profiling)
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-profiling], [enable C-level code profiling]))
+if test "x$enable_profiling" = xyes; then
+  ac_save_cc="$CC"
+  CC="$(CC) -pg"
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main() { return 0; }]])],
+    [],
+    [enable_profiling=no])
+  CC="$ac_save_cc"
+else
+  enable_profiling=no
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_profiling)
 
-case "$ac_enable_profiling" in
-    "yes")
-	BASECFLAGS="-pg $BASECFLAGS"
-	LDFLAGS="-pg $LDFLAGS"
-    ;;
-esac
+if test "x$enable_profiling" = xyes; then
+  BASECFLAGS="-pg $BASECFLAGS"
+  LDFLAGS="-pg $LDFLAGS"
+fi
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(LDLIBRARY)