diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ccac7d5bd5..66b47cb573 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Id: configure.in 21304 2011-08-23 21:37:00Z derobins .
+# From configure.in Id: configure.in 21306 2011-08-24 15:17:49Z brtnfld .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68 for HDF5 1.9.89.
 #
@@ -6339,15 +6339,13 @@ $as_echo_n "checking if Fortran compiler supports ISO_C_BINDING module... " >&6;
 
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
       program main
-
-      	 USE iso_c_binding
-
+USE iso_c_binding
       end
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_fc_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-    HAVE_ISO_C_BINDING="yes"
+                       HAVE_ISO_C_BINDING=yes
 else
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6c6bef53d5..01a2f411e1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -529,11 +529,10 @@ if test "X$HDF_FORTRAN" = "Xyes"; then
 
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([if Fortran compiler supports ISO_C_BINDING module])
 	
-    AC_TRY_COMPILE(,[
-      	 USE iso_c_binding
-    ], [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    HAVE_ISO_C_BINDING="yes"], 
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
+    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([],[USE iso_c_binding])], 
+                      [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) 
+                       HAVE_ISO_C_BINDING=[yes]],
+                      [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
 
     if test "X$HAVE_ISO_C_BINDING" = "Xno"; then
       AC_MSG_ERROR([Fortran compiler does not have ISO_C_BINDING; unsupported Fortran 2003 compiler, remove --enable-fortran2003])