diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e1e65d7f6..45d87f08c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9893,8 +9893,9 @@ esac
   export CC LD CFLAGS LDFLAGS;
   mkdir -p packages/clib/maildrop/rfc822;
   mkdir -p packages/clib/maildrop/rfc2045;
-  ( cd packages/clib/maildrop/rfc822  && $CONFIG_SHELL ../../../../"$srcdir"/packages/clib/maildrop/rfc822/configure --host=$host)
-  ( cd packages/clib/maildrop/rfc2045  && $CONFIG_SHELL ../../../../"$srcdir"/packages/clib/maildrop/rfc2045/configure --host=$host)
+  MIME_DIR=`dirname "$srcdir"/packages/clib/maildrop`
+  ( cd packages/clib/maildrop/rfc822  && $CONFIG_SHELL "$MIME_DIR"/maildrop/rfc822/configure --host=$host)
+  ( cd packages/clib/maildrop/rfc2045  && $CONFIG_SHELL "$MIME_DIR"/maildrop/rfc2045/configure --host=$host)
 )
 
 
@@ -11750,7 +11751,7 @@ else
 JAVA_TEST=Test.java
 CLASS_TEST=Test.class
 cat << \EOF > $JAVA_TEST
-/* #line 11753 "configure" */
+/* #line 11754 "configure" */
 public class Test {
 }
 EOF
@@ -11926,7 +11927,7 @@ EOF
 if uudecode$EXEEXT Test.uue; then
         ac_cv_prog_uudecode_base64=yes
 else
-        echo "configure: 11929: uudecode had trouble decoding base 64 file 'Test.uue'" >&5
+        echo "configure: 11930: uudecode had trouble decoding base 64 file 'Test.uue'" >&5
         echo "configure: failed file was:" >&5
         cat Test.uue >&5
         ac_cv_prog_uudecode_base64=no
@@ -12057,7 +12058,7 @@ else
 JAVA_TEST=Test.java
 CLASS_TEST=Test.class
 cat << \EOF > $JAVA_TEST
-/* #line 12060 "configure" */
+/* #line 12061 "configure" */
 public class Test {
 }
 EOF
@@ -12092,7 +12093,7 @@ JAVA_TEST=Test.java
 CLASS_TEST=Test.class
 TEST=Test
 cat << \EOF > $JAVA_TEST
-/* [#]line 12095 "configure" */
+/* [#]line 12096 "configure" */
 public class Test {
 public static void main (String args[]) {
         System.exit (0);