diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1a3ba7b7..1f6555be 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@ for cpuflagsbin in /usr/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/pkg/bin `pwd` NONE; do
                 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: unknown" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}unknown" >&6
         elif test -x $cpuflagsbin/cpuflags; then
-		CPUFLAGS=`cpuflags`
+		CPUFLAGS=`$cpuflagsbin/cpuflags`
                 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $CPUFLAGS" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$CPUFLAGS" >&6
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $CPUFLAGS"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4718f097..35e07140 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ for cpuflagsbin in /usr/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/pkg/bin `pwd` NONE; do
         if test "$cpuflagsbin" = "NONE"; then
                 AC_MSG_RESULT(unknown)
         elif test -x $cpuflagsbin/cpuflags; then
-		CPUFLAGS=`cpuflags`
+		CPUFLAGS=`$cpuflagsbin/cpuflags`
                 AC_MSG_RESULT($CPUFLAGS)
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $CPUFLAGS"
                 break