diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 53a6dd0297..dbc16b5656 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4587,7 +4587,13 @@ fi
 if test "$tcmalloc" = "yes" ; then
   cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #include <stdlib.h>
-int main(void) { malloc(1); return 0; }
+int main(void) {
+    void *tmp = malloc(1);
+    if (tmp != NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
 EOF
 
   if compile_prog "" "-ltcmalloc" ; then
@@ -4603,7 +4609,13 @@ fi
 if test "$jemalloc" = "yes" ; then
   cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #include <stdlib.h>
-int main(void) { malloc(1); return 0; }
+int main(void) {
+    void *tmp = malloc(1);
+    if (tmp != NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
 EOF
 
   if compile_prog "" "-ljemalloc" ; then
@@ -6164,7 +6176,9 @@ if test "$sanitizers" = "yes" ; then
 #include <stdlib.h>
 int main(void) {
     void *tmp = malloc(10);
-    return *(int *)(tmp + 2);
+    if (tmp != NULL) {
+        return *(int *)(tmp + 2);
+    }
 }
 EOF
   if compile_prog "$CPU_CFLAGS -Werror -fsanitize=undefined" ""; then