diff --git a/util/msrtool/configure b/util/msrtool/configure
index 59d5c63639eb..659cbcd66b5c 100755
--- a/util/msrtool/configure
+++ b/util/msrtool/configure
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ trylink() {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-CC=`findprog "compiler" "${CC}" gcc cc icc` || exit
+CC=`findprog "compiler" "${CC}" clang gcc cc icc` || exit
 INSTALL=`findprog "install" "${INSTALL}" install ginstall` || exit
 
 test -n "$DEBUG" && myCFLAGS="-O2 -g" || myCFLAGS="-Os"