diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f24400be0f..409e48e3b2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4188,9 +4188,12 @@ AC_OUTPUT
 
 #### Work around bug in automake check macro
 ## yes it is hugly, but no choice here for now.
-sed -i "s/am__is_gnu_make = test -n '\$(MAKEFILE_LIST)' && test -n '\$(MAKELEVEL)'/ifdef MAKEFILE_LIST\nifdef MAKELEVEL\nam__is_gnu_make = true\nelse\nam__is_gnu_make = false\nendif\nelse\nam__is_gnu_make = false\nendif/" src/Makefile
-
+$SED -i "s/am__is_gnu_make = test -n '\$(MAKEFILE_LIST)' && test -n '\$(MAKELEVEL)'/ifdef MAKEFILE_LIST\nifdef MAKELEVEL\nam__is_gnu_make = true\nelse\nam__is_gnu_make = false\nendif\nelse\nam__is_gnu_make = false\nendif/" src/Makefile
 
+if test -f $srcdir/config.status; then
+   TO="$SED -i \"s/am__is_gnu_make = test -n '\\\\\$(MAKEFILE_LIST)' \&\& test -n '\\\\\$(MAKELEVEL)'/ifdef MAKEFILE_LIST\\\nifdef MAKELEVEL\\\nam__is_gnu_make = true\\\nelse\\\nam__is_gnu_make = false\\\nendif\\\nelse\\\nam__is_gnu_make = false\\\nendif/\" src/Makefile\nas_fn_exit 0"
+   $SED -i "s|as_fn_exit 0|$TO|" $srcdir/config.status
+fi
 
 #### Info