diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 74df430d10d6bd..bf4c377f899650 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8863,7 +8863,7 @@ fi
           LTOCFLAGS="-flto"
           ;;
         *)
-          LTOFLAGS="-flto -fuse-linker-plugin -ffat-lto-objects"
+          LTOFLAGS="-flto=auto -fuse-linker-plugin -ffat-lto-objects"
           ;;
       esac
       ;;