diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 416cd2d1d6..6c1d6868ea 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5174,7 +5174,7 @@ probe_cc(){
         # but we can force it back to gnu mode and get the version from there.
         _ident=$($_cc -flavor gnu --version 2>/dev/null)
         _ld_o='-out:$@'
-        _flags_filter=msvc_flags
+        _flags_filter=msvc_flags_link
         _ld_lib='%.lib'
         _ld_path='-libpath:'
     elif VSLANG=1033 $_cc -nologo- 2>&1 | grep -q ^Microsoft || { $_cc -v 2>&1 | grep -q clang && $_cc -? > /dev/null 2>&1; }; then