diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6fedfa9fec0a97a4fcdc1f19769f3c9c634d39a..00a6ac6183d172957a2dafaeeeb7da51552d31de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.162 2007/01/01 04:48:18 nilsson Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.163 2007/04/18 16:56:48 mast Exp $
 #
 # Meta Makefile
 #
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ configure: src/configure builddir
 	      CONFIG_SHELL="/bin/bash -norc" ; \
 	    fi ;\
 	    runconfigure () { \
-	      CONFIG_SITE=x $${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} \
+	      eval CONFIG_SITE=x $${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} \
 		"$$srcdir"/configure "$$@" || exit $$?; \
 	    }; \
 	    eval runconfigure $$configureargs; \