diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 94f0917fc2..616b07b164 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17662,12 +17662,11 @@ done
 # Note 1: test -ef might not exist, but it's more reliable than `pwd`.
 # Note 2: /bin/pwd might be better than shell's built-in at getting
 #         a symlink-free name.
-if test "$no_create" != yes; then
-  if ( test "$srcdir" -ef . ) >/dev/null 2>&1 || test "`cd $srcdir && /bin/pwd`" = "`/bin/pwd`"; then
-    :
-  else
-    vpath_build=yes
-
+if ( test "$srcdir" -ef . ) >/dev/null 2>&1 || test "`cd $srcdir && /bin/pwd`" = "`/bin/pwd`"; then
+  vpath_build=no
+else
+  vpath_build=yes
+  if test "$no_create" != yes; then
     echo $ECHO_N "preparing build tree... $ECHO_C" >&6
     pgac_abs_top_srcdir=`cd "$srcdir" && pwd`
     $SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/prep_buildtree" "$pgac_abs_top_srcdir" "." \
@@ -17680,6 +17679,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}done" >&6
 fi
 
 
+
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files GNUmakefile src/Makefile.global"
 
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6e4473c53b..50cd8ebcbe 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure.in,v 1.305 2003/11/24 19:08:01 petere Exp $
+dnl $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure.in,v 1.306 2003/11/27 18:14:02 petere Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -1246,11 +1246,11 @@ AC_CHECK_PROGS(SGMLSPL, sgmlspl)
 # Note 1: test -ef might not exist, but it's more reliable than `pwd`.
 # Note 2: /bin/pwd might be better than shell's built-in at getting
 #         a symlink-free name.
-if test "$no_create" != yes; then
-  if ( test "$srcdir" -ef . ) >/dev/null 2>&1 || test "`cd $srcdir && /bin/pwd`" = "`/bin/pwd`"; then
-    :
-  else
-    AC_SUBST(vpath_build, yes)
+if ( test "$srcdir" -ef . ) >/dev/null 2>&1 || test "`cd $srcdir && /bin/pwd`" = "`/bin/pwd`"; then
+  vpath_build=no
+else
+  vpath_build=yes
+  if test "$no_create" != yes; then
     _AS_ECHO_N([preparing build tree... ])
     pgac_abs_top_srcdir=`cd "$srcdir" && pwd`
     $SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/prep_buildtree" "$pgac_abs_top_srcdir" "." \
@@ -1258,6 +1258,7 @@ if test "$no_create" != yes; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT(done)
   fi
 fi
+AC_SUBST(vpath_build)
 
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([GNUmakefile src/Makefile.global])