diff --git a/m4/m4_ac_prog_gzip.m4 b/m4/m4_ac_prog_gzip.m4
index 32ffc37..f5589bc 100644
--- a/m4/m4_ac_prog_gzip.m4
+++ b/m4/m4_ac_prog_gzip.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_GZIP],[
-AC_CHECK_PROGS(gzip,[gzip],no)
+gzip="no"
 export gzip;
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_GZIP], [test x$gzip != xno])
 AC_SUBST(gzip)