diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cecba97bdb05..b850b890f3b7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7880,7 +7880,7 @@ else
 EOF
                   ac_cv_visibility_hidden=no
                   if ${CC-cc} -Werror -S conftest.c -o conftest.s >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                    if grep '\.hidden.*foo' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
+                    if egrep '\.(hidden|private_extern).*foo' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
                       ac_cv_visibility_hidden=yes
                     fi
                   fi
@@ -7905,7 +7905,7 @@ else
 EOF
                     ac_cv_visibility_default=no
                     if ${CC-cc} -fvisibility=hidden -Werror -S conftest.c -o conftest.s >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                      if ! grep '\.hidden.*foo' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
+                      if ! egrep '\.(hidden|private_extern).*foo' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
                         ac_cv_visibility_default=yes
                       fi
                     fi
@@ -7933,8 +7933,8 @@ else
 EOF
                       ac_cv_visibility_pragma=no
                       if ${CC-cc} -Werror -S conftest.c -o conftest.s >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                        if grep '\.hidden.*foo_hidden' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
-                          if ! grep '\.hidden.*foo_default' conftest.s > /dev/null; then
+                        if egrep '\.(hidden|extern_private).*foo_hidden' conftest.s >/dev/null; then
+                          if ! egrep '\.(hidden|extern_private).*foo_default' conftest.s > /dev/null; then
                             ac_cv_visibility_pragma=yes
                           fi
                         fi