diff --git a/src/modules/Oracle/configure.in b/src/modules/Oracle/configure.in
index a51a0614b4acf7519ee0e2c37ed772503fb92032..38ec42bf8ae3243c83b6259f68784c8098b686f7 100755
--- a/src/modules/Oracle/configure.in
+++ b/src/modules/Oracle/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: configure.in,v 1.3 1997/05/19 13:27:21 marcus Exp $
+# $Id: configure.in,v 1.4 1997/05/19 22:04:03 hubbe Exp $
 #
 # Configure script for the oracle module
 #
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if test x$with_oracle = xyes; then
     fi
   fi
 
-  IFS="" read oracle_lib_dir < conftest
+  oracle_lib_dir="`cat oracle_lib_dir`"
 
   AC_MSG_RESULT($oracle_lib_dir)
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if test x$with_oracle = xyes; then
     fi
   fi
 
-  IFS="" read oracle_include_dir < conftest
+  oracle_include_dir="`cat conftest`"
 
   AC_MSG_RESULT($oracle_include_dir)
 
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ if test x$with_oracle = xyes; then
       fi
     fi
 
-    IFS="" read oracle_sysliblist < conftest
+    oracle_sysliblist="`cat conftest`"
 
     if test x"$oracle_sysliblist" = xno; then
       pike_cv_oracle_sysliblist=""
     else
-      IFS="" read pike_cv_oracle_sysliblist < "$oracle_sysliblist"
+      pike_cv_oracle_sysliblist="`cat "$oracle_sysliblist"`"
     fi
   ])