diff --git a/util/selftest.pl b/util/selftest.pl
index b0f26fc731c5afe6d561aae5010c3962fc0db141..1349f6ff37a389f7aada66974ce2c5c706da8eef 100644
--- a/util/selftest.pl
+++ b/util/selftest.pl
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ if (open(IN,"<Makefile.ssl")) {
 
 $cversion=`$cc -v 2>&1`;
 $cversion=`$cc -V 2>&1` if $cversion =~ "usage";
+$cversion=`cc -V |head -1` if $cversion =~ "Error";
 $cversion=`$cc --version` if $cversion eq "";
 $cversion =~ s/Reading specs.*\n//;
 $cversion =~ s/usage.*\n//;