diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 694a22a1..230a7218 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ PKG_NAME=ModemManager
     gtkdocize || exit 1
     autopoint --force
     AUTOPOINT='intltoolize --automake --copy' autoreconf --force --install --verbose
-    if test -z "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
-        ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"
-    fi
 )
 
+if test -z "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
+    $srcdir/configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"
+fi