diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d073e911bb..ac589eeaa3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -22588,7 +22588,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 if test "$ol_enable_shell" != no ; then
-	if( "$ol_link_thread" != no ; then
+	if test "$ol_link_thread" != no ; then
 		echo "configure: warning: Use of --without-threads is recommended with back-shell" 1>&2
 	fi
 	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 445048f684..c1fc928555 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ if test "$ol_link_perl" != no ; then
 fi
 
 if test "$ol_enable_shell" != no ; then
-	if( "$ol_link_thread" != no ; then
+	if test "$ol_link_thread" != no ; then
 		AC_MSG_WARN([Use of --without-threads is recommended with back-shell])
 	fi
 	AC_DEFINE(SLAPD_SHELL,1,[define to support SHELL backend])