diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d6796c8f82..0eece2ae13 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5685,8 +5685,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 for pfx in "" host_; do
-    pfx_no_=${pfx%_}
-    varname=${pfx_no_}cc_type
+    varname=${pfx%_}cc_type
     eval "type=\$$varname"
     if [ $type = "msvc" ]; then
         check_${pfx}cc <<EOF || add_${pfx}cflags -Dinline=__inline