diff --git a/src/goto-cc/gcc_mode.cpp b/src/goto-cc/gcc_mode.cpp
index 55c3d973504..5459ad361c1 100644
--- a/src/goto-cc/gcc_mode.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-cc/gcc_mode.cpp
@@ -308,13 +308,6 @@ bool gcc_modet::needs_preprocessing(const std::string &file)
 /// does it.
 int gcc_modet::doit()
 {
-  if(cmdline.isset('?') ||
-     cmdline.isset("help"))
-  {
-    help();
-    return EX_OK;
-  }
-
   native_tool_name=
     compiler_name(cmdline, base_name);
 
@@ -375,6 +368,20 @@ int gcc_modet::doit()
     return EX_OK; // Exit!
   }
 
+  // In hybrid mode, when --help is requested, just reproduce the output of the
+  // original compiler. This is so as not to confuse configure scripts that
+  // depend on particular information (such as the list of supported targets).
+  if(cmdline.isset("help") && produce_hybrid_binary)
+  {
+    help();
+    return run_gcc(compiler);
+  }
+  else if(cmdline.isset('?') || cmdline.isset("help"))
+  {
+    help();
+    return EX_OK;
+  }
+
   if(
     cmdline.isset("dumpmachine") || cmdline.isset("dumpspecs") ||
     cmdline.isset("dumpversion") || cmdline.isset("print-sysroot") ||
diff --git a/src/goto-cc/ld_mode.cpp b/src/goto-cc/ld_mode.cpp
index b4e9ae14df9..b443a4ef033 100644
--- a/src/goto-cc/ld_mode.cpp
+++ b/src/goto-cc/ld_mode.cpp
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ ld_modet::ld_modet(goto_cc_cmdlinet &_cmdline, const std::string &_base_name)
 /// does it.
 int ld_modet::doit()
 {
-  if(cmdline.isset("help"))
-  {
-    help();
-    return EX_OK;
-  }
-
   native_tool_name = linker_name(cmdline, base_name);
 
-  if(cmdline.isset("version") || cmdline.isset("print-sysroot"))
+  // When --help is requested, just reproduce the output of the original
+  // compiler. This is so as not to confuse configure scripts that depend on
+  // particular information (such as the list of supported targets).
+  if(
+    cmdline.isset("help") || cmdline.isset("version") ||
+    cmdline.isset("print-sysroot"))
+  {
+    help();
     return run_ld();
+  }
 
   messaget::eval_verbosity(
     cmdline.get_value("verbosity"), messaget::M_ERROR, gcc_message_handler);