diff --git a/m4/faad.m4 b/m4/faad.m4
index f6447b0fb..007787557 100644
--- a/m4/faad.m4
+++ b/m4/faad.m4
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if test x$enable_aac = xyes; then
 	fi
 	if test x$enable_aac = xyes; then
   		AC_MSG_CHECKING(that FAAD2 uses buffer and bufferlen)
-		AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+		AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
 #include <faad.h>
 
 int main() {
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ int main() {
 
 	return 0;
 }
-],[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes);AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FAAD_BUFLEN_FUNCS,1,[Define if FAAD2 uses buflen in function calls])],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no);
+])],[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes);AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FAAD_BUFLEN_FUNCS,1,[Define if FAAD2 uses buflen in function calls])],[AC_MSG_RESULT(no);
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING(that FAAD2 can even be used)
-		AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+		AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
 #include <faad.h>
 
 int main() {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int main() {
 
 	return 0;
 }
-],AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),[AC_MSG_RESULT(no);enable_aac=no])
+])],AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),[AC_MSG_RESULT(no);enable_aac=no])
 		])
 	fi
 	if test x$enable_aac = xyes; then
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ if test x$enable_aac = xyes; then
 	CPPFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for broken libfaad headers)
-	AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+	AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
 #include <faad.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int main() {
 	faacDecInit2(NULL, NULL, 0, &sample_rate, &channels);
 	return 0;
 }
-	],
+	])],
 		[AC_MSG_RESULT(correct)],
 		[AC_MSG_RESULT(broken);
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FAAD_LONG, 1, [Define if faad.h uses the broken "unsigned long" pointers])])
diff --git a/m4/mpd_check_cflag.m4 b/m4/mpd_check_cflag.m4
index 9b5788f7b..8e7144936 100644
--- a/m4/mpd_check_cflag.m4
+++ b/m4/mpd_check_cflag.m4
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([MPD_CHECK_FLAG],[
     [mpd_check_cflag_$var],[
     save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $1"
-    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([
      int main(void) { return 0; }
-     ], [ eval "mpd_check_cflag_$var=yes"
+     ])], [ eval "mpd_check_cflag_$var=yes"
      ], [ eval "mpd_check_cflag_$var=no" ])
     CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
   ])