diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f8e6e2c3020..7f619d24ec5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4094,7 +4094,7 @@ if test "${build}" != "${host}" ; then
   AR_FOR_BUILD=${AR_FOR_BUILD-ar}
   AS_FOR_BUILD=${AS_FOR_BUILD-as}
   CC_FOR_BUILD=${CC_FOR_BUILD-gcc}
-  CPP_FOR_BUILD="${CPP_FOR_BUILD-\$(CPP)}"
+  CPP_FOR_BUILD="${CPP_FOR_BUILD-\$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -E}"
   CXX_FOR_BUILD=${CXX_FOR_BUILD-g++}
   DSYMUTIL_FOR_BUILD=${DSYMUTIL_FOR_BUILD-dsymutil}
   GFORTRAN_FOR_BUILD=${GFORTRAN_FOR_BUILD-gfortran}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2de381fe863..4ab9e34cc08 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ if test "${build}" != "${host}" ; then
   AR_FOR_BUILD=${AR_FOR_BUILD-ar}
   AS_FOR_BUILD=${AS_FOR_BUILD-as}
   CC_FOR_BUILD=${CC_FOR_BUILD-gcc}
-  CPP_FOR_BUILD="${CPP_FOR_BUILD-\$(CPP)}"
+  CPP_FOR_BUILD="${CPP_FOR_BUILD-\$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -E}"
   CXX_FOR_BUILD=${CXX_FOR_BUILD-g++}
   DSYMUTIL_FOR_BUILD=${DSYMUTIL_FOR_BUILD-dsymutil}
   GFORTRAN_FOR_BUILD=${GFORTRAN_FOR_BUILD-gfortran}