diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 63fc1e5..53e3ddf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12891,8 +12891,7 @@ else
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
 elif ! test -n "${OBJCOPY}"; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
-elif ${OBJCOPY} --add-gnu-debuglink=x /bin/ls /tmp/ls$$; then
-  rm -f /tmp/ls$$
+elif ${OBJCOPY} --help | fgrep add-gnu-debuglink >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=yes
 else
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index df7c1e0..9ee1392 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether objcopy supports debuglink],
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
 elif ! test -n "${OBJCOPY}"; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
-elif ${OBJCOPY} --add-gnu-debuglink=x /bin/ls /tmp/ls$$; then
-  rm -f /tmp/ls$$
+elif ${OBJCOPY} --help | fgrep add-gnu-debuglink >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=yes
 else
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no