1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 332d3c16f4..19dd58498d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -678,6 +678,13 @@ if aix ; then
   _ld_extra="$_ld_extra -lC"
 fi
 
+# If IRIX we must use ar instead of ranlib (not present on IRIX systems)
+if irix ; then
+  _ranlib='ar -r'
+elif linux ; then
+  _ranlib='true'
+fi
+
 # Check how to call 'head' and 'tail'. Newer versions spit out warnings
 # if used as 'head -1' instead of 'head -n 1', but older versions don't
 # know about '-n'.
@@ -2525,13 +2532,6 @@ die "no awk"
 fi
 fi
 
-# If IRIX we must use ar instead of ranlib (not present on IRIX systems)
-if irix ; then
-  _ranlib='ar -r'
-elif linux ; then
-  _ranlib='true'
-fi
-
 ######################
 # MAIN TESTS GO HERE #
 ######################