diff --git a/src/modules/module_configure.in b/src/modules/module_configure.in
index 26b814d3c44c9839b933168ffeafdde3de00801c..e75d6fb8c9534948cbb5a29ec54e89a6a95b97c8 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_configure.in
+++ b/src/modules/module_configure.in
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_SUBST_FILE(dependencies)
 dependencies=$srcdir/dependencies
 AC_SUBST_FILE(dynamic_module_makefile)
-dynamic_module_makefile=../dynamic_module_makefile
+if test -f ../dynamic_module_makefile; then
+  dynamic_module_makefile=../dynamic_module_makefile
+else
+  dynamic_module_makefile=$srcdir/dynamic_module_makefile
+fi
 AC_SUBST_FILE(static_module_makefile)
-static_module_makefile=../static_module_makefile
+if test -f ../static_module_makefile; then
+  static_module_makefile=../static_module_makefile
+else
+  static_module_makefile=$srcdir/static_module_makefile
+fi