diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0284ca4c..17438aa0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-04-09  Samuel Meder  <meder@mcs.anl.gov>
+
+	* libtool.m4 Switch on `basename $CC` not $CC
+
 2003-04-05  Peter O'Gorman  <peter@pogma.com>
 
 	* libtool.m4: if ZSH_VERSION is set then setopt NO_GLOB_SUBST so
diff --git a/libtool.m4 b/libtool.m4
index 19ebaea7..216fe12a 100644
--- a/libtool.m4
+++ b/libtool.m4
@@ -4848,7 +4848,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $compiler option to produce PIC])
       ;;
 
     linux*)
-      case $CC in
+      case `basename $CC` in
       icc|ecc)
 	_LT_AC_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_wl, $1)='-Wl,'
 	_LT_AC_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_pic, $1)='-KPIC'