diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1ba0e94..ecefde4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15711,7 +15711,8 @@ cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 
 
     #include <stdatomic.h>
-    _Atomic int value = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(1);
+    atomic_int value = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(1);
+    _Atomic void *py_atomic_address = (void*) &value;
     int main() {
       int loaded_value = atomic_load(&value);
       return 0;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index da096a7..295a954 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4890,7 +4890,8 @@ AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 [
   AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
     #include <stdatomic.h>
-    _Atomic int value = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(1);
+    atomic_int value = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(1);
+    _Atomic void *py_atomic_address = (void*) &value;
     int main() {
       int loaded_value = atomic_load(&value);
       return 0;