diff --git a/configure b/configure
index abd0bf46fc793518da82541c8885f22d1c317688..d728799d8bc95acf322e98daf1f211f2b6c43ac6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ for opt do
     static="yes"
     LDFLAGS="-static $LDFLAGS"
   ;;
-  --sysconfdir) sysconfdir="$optarg"
+  --sysconfdir=*) sysconfdir="$optarg"
   ;;
   --disable-sdl) sdl="no"
   ;;