diff --git a/config/ChangeLog b/config/ChangeLog
index 85868b4246a..ac35d3ed19f 100644
--- a/config/ChangeLog
+++ b/config/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-03-09  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
+
+	* accross.m4 (AC_C_BIGENDIAN_CROSS): Compile endian probe with
+	"-c".  Properly quote parameter for AC_MSG_ERROR.
+
 2004-01-14  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
 
 	* acinclude.m4: Quote names of macros to be defined by AC_DEFUN
diff --git a/config/accross.m4 b/config/accross.m4
index a4cebf692e1..535a6f5c036 100644
--- a/config/accross.m4
+++ b/config/accross.m4
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void _ebcdic() { char* s = (char*) ebcdic_mm; s = (char*) ebcdic_ii; }
 int main() { _ascii (); _ebcdic (); return 0; }
 EOF
 ] if test -f conftest.c ; then
-     if ${CC-cc} ${CFLAGS} conftest.c -o conftest.o && test -f conftest.o ; then
+     if ${CC-cc} ${CFLAGS} -c conftest.c -o conftest.o && test -f conftest.o ; then
         if test `grep -l BIGenDianSyS conftest.o` ; then
            echo $ac_n ' big endian probe OK, ' 1>&AC_FD_MSG
            ac_cv_c_bigendian=yes
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ else
 fi
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(BYTEORDER, $BYTEORDER, [1234 = LIL_ENDIAN, 4321 = BIGENDIAN])
 if test $ac_cv_c_bigendian = unknown; then
-  AC_MSG_ERROR(unknown endianess - sorry, please pre-set ac_cv_c_bigendian)
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([unknown endianess - sorry, please pre-set ac_cv_c_bigendian])
 fi
 ])