diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e1e455eeaf..8c6e8ef1f5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ if [ "$OSTYPE" = "msys" ]; then
     BUILD_ON_MSYS=yes
     DEV_NULL=/tmp/empty-file
     echo "" > $DEV_NULL
+    relpath=`(cd "$relpath"; pwd -W)`
+    outpath=`pwd -W`
 fi
 
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