diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c214e96ba7..fc3ffa0788 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ AC_SUBST(CSRCFLAG)
 AS_IF([test "x$cross_compiling" = xno], [
     AC_PATH_PROG([MJIT_CC], ${MJIT_CC})
     AS_CASE([$target_os],
-	[*mingw*], [command -v cygpath && MJIT_CC=`cygpath -ma $MJIT_CC`])
+	[*mingw*], [command -v cygpath > /dev/null && MJIT_CC=`cygpath -ma $MJIT_CC`])
     shift 2
     MJIT_CC="$MJIT_CC${1+ }$*"
 ])