diff --git a/autoconf/ast_gcc_attribute.m4 b/autoconf/ast_gcc_attribute.m4
index bceaa28a31..4ade81404a 100644
--- a/autoconf/ast_gcc_attribute.m4
+++ b/autoconf/ast_gcc_attribute.m4
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
 )
 else
 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
-	[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([$3 void __attribute__(($2)) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}],
+	[AC_LANG_PROGRAM([$3 void __attribute__(($2)) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;],
 			[])],
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 	m4_ifval([$4],$4=1)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9f7a862d35..731b2f7a99 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16720,7 +16720,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -16788,7 +16788,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -16856,7 +16856,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -16924,7 +16924,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -16992,7 +16992,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -17060,7 +17060,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -17128,7 +17128,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -17196,7 +17196,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -17264,7 +17264,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -17332,7 +17332,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -17400,7 +17400,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
diff --git a/menuselect/configure b/menuselect/configure
index 5081371386..648091e5f9 100755
--- a/menuselect/configure
+++ b/menuselect/configure
@@ -3227,7 +3227,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -3299,7 +3299,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
- void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+ void __attribute__(()) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -3371,7 +3371,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-static void __attribute__((weakref("foo"))) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+static void __attribute__((weakref("foo"))) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -3445,7 +3445,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 else
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-static void __attribute__((weakref("foo"))) *test(void *muffin, ...) {return (void *) 0;}
+static void __attribute__((weakref("foo"))) *test(void *muffin, ...) ;
 int
 main ()
 {