diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d736fb7..52d0763 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17356,7 +17356,6 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-[
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 int main(int argc, char*argv[])
@@ -17365,7 +17364,6 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[])
     return 1;
   return 0;
 }
-]
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
@@ -17515,7 +17513,6 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-[
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 int main(int argc, char*argv[])
@@ -17524,7 +17521,6 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[])
     return 1;
   return 0;
 }
-]
 _ACEOF
 rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
 if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 466cb01..22a048e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(c, inet_aton, [$ac_cv_prog_TRUE],
 # On Tru64, chflags seems to be present, but calling it will
 # exit Python
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for chflags], [ac_cv_have_chflags], [dnl
-AC_TRY_RUN([[
+AC_TRY_RUN([
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 int main(int argc, char*argv[])
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[])
     return 1;
   return 0;
 }
-]], ac_cv_have_chflags=yes,
+], ac_cv_have_chflags=yes,
    ac_cv_have_chflags=no,
    ac_cv_have_chflags=cross)
 ])
@@ -2650,7 +2650,7 @@ if test "$ac_cv_have_chflags" = yes ; then
 fi
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([for lchflags], [ac_cv_have_lchflags], [dnl
-AC_TRY_RUN([[
+AC_TRY_RUN([
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 int main(int argc, char*argv[])
@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[])
     return 1;
   return 0;
 }
-]], ac_cv_have_lchflags=yes,
+], ac_cv_have_lchflags=yes,
    ac_cv_have_lchflags=no,
    ac_cv_have_lchflags=cross)
 ])