diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 136c6c8..5d8d6fd 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ STRIP=@STRIP@
 prefix=@prefix@
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 bindir=@bindir@
+srcdir=@srcdir@
 sbindir=@sbindir@
 libdir=@libdir@
 includedir=@includedir@
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 12f270f..64affff 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ autopoint
 
 cd "${builddir}"
 
-test -n "$NOCONFIGURE" || "$srcdir/configure" $@
+test -n "$NOCONFIGURE" || "$srcdir/configure" --srcdir=${srcdir} $@
 
 
 
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