diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 22861a10eeac54..55df96595ac572 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ def get_nasm_version(asm):
 
 def get_llvm_version(cc):
   return get_version_helper(
-    cc, r"(^(?:FreeBSD )?clang version|based on LLVM) ([3-9]\.[0-9]+)")
+    cc, r"(^(?:FreeBSD )?clang version|based on LLVM) ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)")
 
 def get_xcode_version(cc):
   return get_version_helper(