diff --git a/src/builder-module.c b/src/builder-module.c
index 7816fab7..910cd551 100644
--- a/src/builder-module.c
+++ b/src/builder-module.c
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ builder_module_build_helper (BuilderModule  *self,
           g_ptr_array_add (configure_args_arr, g_strdup_printf ("PREFIX='%s'", prefix));
           /* TODO: What parameter for qmake? */
         }
-      else /* autotools and meson */
+      else if (meson)
         {
           g_ptr_array_add (configure_args_arr, g_strdup_printf ("--prefix=%s", prefix));
           if (libdir)
@@ -1805,6 +1805,12 @@ builder_module_build_helper (BuilderModule  *self,
           else
             g_ptr_array_add (configure_args_arr, g_strdup_printf ("--libdir=%s/lib", prefix));
         }
+      else /* autotools */
+        {
+          g_ptr_array_add (configure_args_arr, g_strdup_printf ("--prefix=%s", prefix));
+          if (libdir)
+            g_ptr_array_add (configure_args_arr, g_strdup_printf ("--libdir=%s", libdir));
+        }
 
       g_ptr_array_add (configure_args_arr, configure_final_arg);
       g_ptr_array_add (configure_args_arr, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/test-configure b/tests/test-configure
index cae34f11..975b6ad9 100755
--- a/tests/test-configure
+++ b/tests/test-configure
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [ x$3 != 'x--some-arg' ] ; then
-        echo $*
+if [ x$2 != 'x--some-arg' ] ; then
 	exit 2
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/test-rename-appdata.json b/tests/test-rename-appdata.json
index 8bd5ce8a..9169f312 100644
--- a/tests/test-rename-appdata.json
+++ b/tests/test-rename-appdata.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                             "type": "file",
                             "path": "test-configure",
                             "dest-filename": "configure",
-                            "sha256": "2c661bff6567f0e26e3a4bc5548f5a81ff86e052ccaa3791b847201be84f932f"
+                            "sha256": "675a1ac2feec4d4f54e581b4b01bc3cfd2c1cf31aa5963574d31228c8a11b7e7"
                         },
                         {
                             "type": "file",
diff --git a/tests/test-rename.json b/tests/test-rename.json
index e6dbbe84..c13b85fa 100644
--- a/tests/test-rename.json
+++ b/tests/test-rename.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                             "type": "file",
                             "path": "test-configure",
                             "dest-filename": "configure",
-                            "sha256": "2c661bff6567f0e26e3a4bc5548f5a81ff86e052ccaa3791b847201be84f932f"
+                            "sha256": "675a1ac2feec4d4f54e581b4b01bc3cfd2c1cf31aa5963574d31228c8a11b7e7"
                         },
                         {
                             "type": "file",
diff --git a/tests/test.json b/tests/test.json
index f5900d28..a1d128b9 100644
--- a/tests/test.json
+++ b/tests/test.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                             "type": "file",
                             "path": "test-configure",
                             "dest-filename": "configure",
-                            "sha256": "2c661bff6567f0e26e3a4bc5548f5a81ff86e052ccaa3791b847201be84f932f"
+                            "sha256": "675a1ac2feec4d4f54e581b4b01bc3cfd2c1cf31aa5963574d31228c8a11b7e7"
                         },
                         {
                             "type": "file",
diff --git a/tests/test.yaml b/tests/test.yaml
index 603a6b77..699d58cf 100644
--- a/tests/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/test.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ modules:
           - type: file
             path: test-configure
             dest-filename: configure
-            sha256: 2c661bff6567f0e26e3a4bc5548f5a81ff86e052ccaa3791b847201be84f932f
+            sha256: 675a1ac2feec4d4f54e581b4b01bc3cfd2c1cf31aa5963574d31228c8a11b7e7
           - type: file
             path: app-data
           - type: script