3 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5b1e921..b0ea32d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 Python News
 +++++++++++
 
+What's New in Python 3.3.1?
+===========================
+
+*Release date: 07-Apr-2013*
+
+Build
+-----
+
+- Issue #17550: Fix the --enable-profiling configure switch.
+
+
 What's New in Python 3.3.1 release candidate 1?
 ===============================================
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fa8d518..d3214ab 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5532,7 +5532,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "x$enable_profiling" = xyes; then
   ac_save_cc="$CC"
-  CC="$(CC) -pg"
+  CC="$CC -pg"
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 int main() { return 0; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8cf0e92..6d54b16 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(profiling,
               AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-profiling], [enable C-level code profiling]))
 if test "x$enable_profiling" = xyes; then
   ac_save_cc="$CC"
-  CC="$(CC) -pg"
+  CC="$CC -pg"
   AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[int main() { return 0; }]])],
     [],
     [enable_profiling=no])