diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 97e6435..3a4bfba 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([LSH_GCC_ATTRIBUTES],
 	       lsh_cv_c_attribute,
 [ AC_TRY_COMPILE([
 #include <stdlib.h>
-],
-[
 static void foo(void) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 
 static void __attribute__ ((noreturn))
@@ -294,6 +292,8 @@ foo(void)
   exit(1);
 }
 ],
+[
+],
 lsh_cv_c_attribute=yes,
 lsh_cv_c_attribute=no)])