1diff --git a/imake.c b/imake.c
2index c20cd4a..ec2589b 100644
3--- a/imake.c
4+++ b/imake.c
5@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ get_libc_version(FILE *inFile)
6 {
7 char aout[4096], *tmpdir;
8 FILE *fp;
9- const char *format = "%s -o %s -x c -";
10+ const char *format = "f=$(mktemp imakeXXXXXX.c); cat > $f; %s $f -o %s";
11 char *cc;
12 int len;
13 char *command;