diff --git a/tests/with-pic.at b/tests/with-pic.at
index cee5e328..915acf59 100644
--- a/tests/with-pic.at
+++ b/tests/with-pic.at
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 AT_SETUP([test --with-pic])
 eval `$LIBTOOL --config | $EGREP '^(pic_flag|FGREP)='`
 
-AT_CHECK([test -n "$pic_flag" || exit 77])
+real_pic=false
+case " $pic_flag " in
+[*" "[^" "-]* | *" "-[^D]*]) real_pic=: ;;
+esac
+AT_CHECK([$real_pic || exit 77])
 AT_CHECK([test . != "$at_srcdir" || exit 77])
 
 CONFIGURE=$abs_top_srcdir/tests/demo/configure