diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c3fadf8..f1c5cef 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -325,9 +325,10 @@ AC_INIT(c/scheme48vm.c)
   echo "WARNING: "
   ;;
 esac
-     rm -rf $srcdir/scsh/machine
-     ln -s $srcdir/$dir $srcdir/scsh/machine	
-
+     cd $srcdir/scsh
+     rm -rf machine
+     ln -s $dir machine	
+     cd -
 
      AC_CHECK_LIB(m, main)
      AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, main)