diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 59fa131de3..bb9ea95243 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19174,30 +19174,30 @@ if test cross_compiling != yes; then
 #
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking thread safety of required library functions" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking thread safety of required library functions... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if ! $MAKE -C $srcdir/src/tools/thread clean >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! $MAKE -C src/tools/thread clean >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Can not clean thread test directory." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: Can not clean thread test directory." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
-if ! $MAKE -C $srcdir/src/tools/thread >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! $MAKE -C src/tools/thread >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Can not build thread test proram." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: Can not build thread test proram." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
-if ! $srcdir/src/tools/thread/thread_test >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! src/tools/thread/thread_test >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	echo "no"
 	echo
-	$srcdir/src/tools/thread/thread_test
+	src/tools/thread/thread_test
 	echo
 	{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Thread test program failed.  Your platform is not thread-safe." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: Thread test program failed.  Your platform is not thread-safe." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
-if ! $MAKE -C $srcdir/src/tools/thread clean >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! $MAKE -C src/tools/thread clean >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Can not clean thread test directory." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: Can not clean thread test directory." >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
@@ -19206,11 +19206,11 @@ echo "yes"
 else
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING:
 *** Skipping thread test program because of cross-compile build.
-*** Run the program in $srcdir/src/tools/thread on the target matchine.
+*** Run the program in src/tools/thread on the target matchine.
 " >&5
 echo "$as_me: WARNING:
 *** Skipping thread test program because of cross-compile build.
-*** Run the program in $srcdir/src/tools/thread on the target matchine.
+*** Run the program in src/tools/thread on the target matchine.
 " >&2;}
 fi
 fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 34ad092e91..bfd4c2ef42 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.335 2004/04/26 13:14:48 momjian Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.336 2004/04/26 19:08:57 momjian Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -1235,31 +1235,31 @@ if test cross_compiling != yes; then
 # compile (to simulate a configure failure).
 #
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([thread safety of required library functions])
-if ! $MAKE -C $srcdir/src/tools/thread clean >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! $MAKE -C src/tools/thread clean >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([Can not clean thread test directory.])
 fi
-if ! $MAKE -C $srcdir/src/tools/thread >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! $MAKE -C src/tools/thread >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([Can not build thread test proram.])
 fi
-if ! $srcdir/src/tools/thread/thread_test >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! src/tools/thread/thread_test >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	echo "no"
 	echo
-	$srcdir/src/tools/thread/thread_test
+	src/tools/thread/thread_test
 	echo
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([Thread test program failed.  Your platform is not thread-safe.])
 fi
-if ! $MAKE -C $srcdir/src/tools/thread clean >&5
-then	rm -f $srcdir/src/Makefile.global
+if ! $MAKE -C src/tools/thread clean >&5
+then	rm -f src/Makefile.global
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([Can not clean thread test directory.])
 fi
 echo "yes"
 else
 AC_MSG_WARN([
 *** Skipping thread test program because of cross-compile build.
-*** Run the program in $srcdir/src/tools/thread on the target matchine.
+*** Run the program in src/tools/thread on the target matchine.
 ])
 fi
 fi