diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bd93deb7..b03b6f09 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ save_FCFLAGS="$FCFLAGS";
 AC_PROG_FC([ftn xlf2003_r xlf2003 xlf95_r xlf95 xlf90 xlf pgf95 pgf90 ifort ifc  nagfor gfortran])
 FCFLAGS="$save_FCFLAGS";
 save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS";
-AC_PROG_CC([xlc pgcc icc gcc cc ])
+AC_PROG_CC([cc xlc pgcc icc gcc ])
 CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS";
 dnl AC_PROG_CXX