diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 9ea4302b0..853403cd6 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Verilator 5.041 devel
 * Fix splitting hierarchically referenced variables (#6475). [Ryszard Rozak, Antmicro Ltd.]
 * Fix Windows compilation of Verilator with spaces in the path (#6477). [Fabian Keßler-Schulz]
 * Fix PROTOTYPEMIS error on implicit logic (#6482). [Alex Solomatnikov]
+* Fix configure misdetecting C++14 (#6488). [Thomas O'Keeffe]
 
 
 Verilator 5.040 2025-08-30
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 98464ac85..49b700da9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -590,18 +590,17 @@ AC_SUBST(CFG_LIBS)
 AC_DEFUN([_MY_CXX_CHECK_CXX_VER],
    [# _MY_CXX_CHECK_CXX_VER(flag) -- Check if compiler runs C++14
     # Set $_my_result
-    AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+    AC_RUN_IFELSE(
      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <thread>
 #if (__cplusplus < 201402L)
 # error "Too old"
 #endif
-    ], [[ ]])],
-     [_my_result=yes
-      if test -s conftest.err; then
-        if grep -e "$1" conftest.err >/dev/null; then
-          _my_result=no
-        fi
-      fi],
+    ], [[
+       std::thread t([]{});
+       t.join();
+     ]])],
+     [_my_result=yes],
+     [_my_result=no],
      [_my_result=no])
    ])