diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4726b4fe3102ac..eec0b04e29b543 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6632,7 +6632,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -6681,7 +6681,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -6713,7 +6713,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
   if test "x$ac_pt_CXX" = x; then
-    CXX="g++"
+    CXX="notfound"
   else
     case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
 yes:)
@@ -6742,7 +6742,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -6791,7 +6791,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -6823,7 +6823,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
   if test "x$ac_pt_CXX" = x; then
-    CXX="c++"
+    CXX="notfound"
   else
     case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
 yes:)
@@ -6852,7 +6852,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -6901,7 +6901,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -6933,7 +6933,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
   if test "x$ac_pt_CXX" = x; then
-    CXX="clang++"
+    CXX="notfound"
   else
     case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
 yes:)
@@ -6962,7 +6962,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -7011,7 +7011,7 @@ else case e in #(
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in notfound
+for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   case $as_dir in #(((
@@ -7043,7 +7043,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
   if test "x$ac_pt_CXX" = x; then
-    CXX="icpc"
+    CXX="notfound"
   else
     case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
 yes:)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dd860292cc2058..492cb91e1cd510 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1137,10 +1137,10 @@ preset_cxx="$CXX"
 if test -z "$CXX"
 then
         case "$ac_cv_cc_name" in
-        gcc)    AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [g++], [g++], [notfound]) ;;
-        cc)     AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [c++], [c++], [notfound]) ;;
-        clang)             AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [clang++], [clang++], [notfound]) ;;
-        icc)               AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [icpc], [icpc], [notfound]) ;;
+        gcc)    AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [g++], [notfound]) ;;
+        cc)     AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [c++], [notfound]) ;;
+        clang)             AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [clang++], [notfound]) ;;
+        icc)               AC_PATH_TOOL([CXX], [icpc], [notfound]) ;;
         esac
 	if test "$CXX" = "notfound"
 	then