diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index fd0a097bd1..d5656ac1ac 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ arch_hdrdir = $(EXTOUT)/include/$(arch)
 VPATH = $(arch_hdrdir)/ruby:$(hdrdir)/ruby:$(srcdir):$(srcdir)/enc:$(srcdir)/missing
 
 empty =
+CC_VERSION = @CC_VERSION@
 OUTFLAG = @OUTFLAG@$(empty)
 COUTFLAG = @COUTFLAG@$(empty)
 ARCH_FLAG = @ARCH_FLAG@
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index df6ab53935..7e1ea27d37 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ showflags:
 	"	DLDFLAGS = $(DLDFLAGS)" \
 	"	SOLIBS = $(SOLIBS)" \
 	$(MESSAGE_END)
+	-@$(CC_VERSION)
 
 .PHONY: showconfig
 showconfig:
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 06af58e8b5..599775ba65 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -422,6 +422,13 @@ RUBY_CPPOUTFILE
 AC_SUBST(OUTFLAG)
 AC_SUBST(COUTFLAG)
 
+cc_version_option=
+for option in --version -v -V -qversion; do
+    $CC $option > /dev/null 2>&1 || continue
+    cc_version='$(CC) '$option
+done
+AC_SUBST(CC_VERSION, $cc_version)
+
 RUBY_UNIVERSAL_ARCH
 if test "$target_cpu" != "$host_cpu" -a "$GCC" = yes -a "$cross_compiling" = no -a "$universal_binary" = no; then
     RUBY_DEFAULT_ARCH("$target_cpu")