diff --git a/libbacktrace/configure b/libbacktrace/configure
index 1c189b2e2f6..9b66bf5563a 100755
--- a/libbacktrace/configure
+++ b/libbacktrace/configure
@@ -13796,8 +13796,7 @@ else
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
 elif ! test -n "${OBJCOPY}"; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
-elif ${OBJCOPY} --add-gnu-debuglink=x /bin/ls /tmp/ls$$; then
-  rm -f /tmp/ls$$
+elif ${OBJCOPY} --help | fgrep add-gnu-debuglink >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=yes
 else
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
diff --git a/libbacktrace/configure.ac b/libbacktrace/configure.ac
index 83d4733509a..43a33a66b82 100644
--- a/libbacktrace/configure.ac
+++ b/libbacktrace/configure.ac
@@ -500,8 +500,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether objcopy supports debuglink],
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
 elif ! test -n "${OBJCOPY}"; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no
-elif ${OBJCOPY} --add-gnu-debuglink=x /bin/ls /tmp/ls$$; then
-  rm -f /tmp/ls$$
+elif ${OBJCOPY} --help | fgrep add-gnu-debuglink >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=yes
 else
   libbacktrace_cv_objcopy_debuglink=no