1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9a02610ac8..508f6a574c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ fi
 
 : ${make=${MAKE-make}}
 : ${install=${INSTALL-install}}
-: ${python=${PYTHON-python -B}}
+: ${python=${PYTHON-python}}
 : ${smbd=${SMBD-/usr/sbin/smbd}}
 
 # Default objcc to clang if available, otherwise use CC
@@ -1420,6 +1420,13 @@ if ! $python -c 'import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (2,4) or sys.version_in
       "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python."
 fi
 
+# The -B switch was added in Python 2.6.
+# If it is supplied, compiled files are not written.
+# Use it for Python versions which support it.
+if $python -B -c 'import sys; sys.exit(0)' 2>/dev/null; then
+  python="$python -B"
+fi
+
 if test -z "${target_list+xxx}" ; then
     target_list="$default_target_list"
 else