diff --git a/scilab/configure.ac b/scilab/configure.ac
index f6018580af1..06236f1416e 100644
--- a/scilab/configure.ac
+++ b/scilab/configure.ac
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ if test -z "$CXX"; then
 fi
 
 case "$CXX" in
-    g++-* | g++ | ccache*g++ | ccache*g++-* )
+    *-g++ | g++-* | g++ | ccache*g++ | ccache*g++-* )
         ## With GNU C++ Compiler
 
         # enable the code coverage
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ esac
 ##########"
 
 case "$CC" in
-     gcc-* | gcc | ccache*gcc | ccache*gcc-* )
+     *-gcc | gcc-* | gcc | ccache*gcc | ccache*gcc-* )
    ## With GNU Compiler
 
    # enable the code coverage