diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a78f305..54fdf63 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Directory config
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-AC_ARG_WITH([work-dir], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-work-dir], [Setup work path])], [ app_cv_workdir="$withval" ],[ app_cv_workdir="$ac_pwd" ])
-AC_SUBST(BASEDIR,$app_cv_workdir)
+AC_ARG_WITH([build-dir], [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-build-dir], [Setup build path])], [ app_cv_buildir="$withval" ],[ app_cv_buildir="$ac_pwd" ])
+AC_SUBST(BASEDIR,$app_cv_buildir)
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Configure which files to generate.
--
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