diff --git a/scripts/checks.m4 b/scripts/checks.m4
index 8d77fc5e..c446995b 100644
--- a/scripts/checks.m4
+++ b/scripts/checks.m4
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([TORRENT_CHECK_KQUEUE], [
 AC_DEFUN([TORRENT_CHECK_KQUEUE_SOCKET_ONLY], [
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether kqueue supports pipes and ptys)
 
-  AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
       #include <fcntl.h>
       #include <stdlib.h>
       #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/scripts/common.m4 b/scripts/common.m4
index b1b815b1..aaf005e3 100644
--- a/scripts/common.m4
+++ b/scripts/common.m4
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([TORRENT_CHECK_EXECINFO], [
 AC_DEFUN([TORRENT_CHECK_ALIGNED], [
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(the byte alignment)
 
-  AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
+  AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
       #include <inttypes.h>
       int main() {
         char buf@<:@8@:>@ = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 };