diff --git a/make/autoconf/toolchain.m4 b/make/autoconf/toolchain.m4
index 7a24815d1..9b20d7fda 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/toolchain.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/toolchain.m4
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ AC_DEFUN_ONCE([TOOLCHAIN_DETECT_TOOLCHAIN_EXTRA],
       if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xaix; then
         UTIL_REQUIRE_TOOLCHAIN_PROGS(CXXFILT, ibm-llvm-cxxfilt)
       else
-        UTIL_REQUIRE_TOOLCHAIN_PROGS(CXXFILT, c++filt)
+        UTIL_LOOKUP_TOOLCHAIN_PROGS(CXXFILT, c++filt cxxfilt)
       fi
       ;;
   esac