diff --git a/build/autotools/configure.ac b/build/autotools/configure.ac
index c2d266d4c2e..a87a06f992e 100644
--- a/build/autotools/configure.ac
+++ b/build/autotools/configure.ac
@@ -291,13 +291,13 @@ AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 #AC_PROG_CC_C99
 
 # We need C++11 support
-AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX(17, [noext], [optional])
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17], [noext], [optional])
 AS_IF([test "x$HAVE_CXX17" != "x1"],
  [
-  AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX(14, [noext], [optional])
+  AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([14], [noext], [optional])
   AS_IF([test "x$HAVE_CXX14" != "x1"],
    [
-    AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX(11, [noext], [mandatory])
+    AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([11], [noext], [mandatory])
    ],[]
   )
  ],[]