--- Configure
+++ Configure
@@ -5468,7 +5468,8 @@
 $LSOF_CC ${LSOF_TMPC}.c -o ${LSOF_TMPC}.x > /dev/null 2>&1
 if test -x ${LSOF_TMPC}.x	# {
 then
-  ./${LSOF_TMPC}.x
+  # evaluated by running the test program on the target platform
+  true ./${LSOF_TMPC}.x
   if test $? -eq 0	# }
   then
     LSOF_CFGF="$LSOF_CFGF -DHAS_STRFTIME"