diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index a4887e6154..1db5c0d0e0 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -4245,4 +4245,5 @@ int main ()
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SCANF_LLD, 1,
       [Define if scanf supports %lld conversions.])
   fi
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($am_cv_scanf_lld)
 ])
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0c351cf99b..c5dc26e02d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(LC_MESSAGES_ENUM)
 
-if test $am_cv_scanf_lld=no; then
+if test $am_cv_scanf_lld = "no"; then
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(if scanf supports %qd conversion)
   AC_TRY_RUN([
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int main ()
         AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
         ],[
         AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-        AC_MSG_ERROR(cannot continue, no long long conversion support in scanf)
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot continue, no long long conversion support in scanf])
         ])
 fi