diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8fb368e6b8214e58949d8ac990f55ed28cb7b3b5..70e1d286b6b35d6548aac9de24a690dffc5c145d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ check_lib64() {
 	ret=$?
     fi
     logmsg "result: $ret"
-    if test $? -eq 0 ; then
+    if test $ret -eq 0 ; then
         is_lib64=1
 	logmsg "is a 64bit library"
     fi