diff --git a/gcc/configure.ac b/gcc/configure.ac
--- a/gcc/configure.ac
+++ b/gcc/configure.ac
@@ -3305,17 +3305,13 @@ bar:
 	ld    [[%l7 + %g1]], %g2, %gdop(foo)],
       [if test x$gcc_cv_ld != x \
        && $gcc_cv_ld -o conftest conftest.o -G > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-         if $gcc_cv_ld -v | grep GNU >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-           if test x$gcc_cv_objdump != x; then
-             if $gcc_cv_objdump -s -j .text conftest 2> /dev/null \
-                | grep ' 03000004 82186004 c405c001'> /dev/null 2>&1; then
+         if test x$gcc_cv_objdump != x; then
+           if $gcc_cv_objdump -s -j .text conftest 2> /dev/null \
+              | grep ' 03000004 82186004 c405c001'> /dev/null 2>&1; then
 	       gcc_cv_as_sparc_gotdata_op=no
-             else
+           else
 	       gcc_cv_as_sparc_gotdata_op=yes
-             fi
            fi
-         else
-	   gcc_cv_as_sparc_gotdata_op=yes
          fi
        fi
        rm -f conftest],