diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 05de62ca94..bf13c7209b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+DEPTH	= .
+topsrcdir	= @top_srcdir@
+srcdir	= @srcdir@
+VPATH	= @srcdir@
+
 all:
 	cd db; make; cd ..; \
 	cd lib; make; cd ..; \
 	cd api; make; cd ..; \
 	cd apps; make; cd ..; \
-	cd client; make; cd ..; \
+	cd client; $(srcdir)client/configure make; cd ..; \
 	cd sched; make; cd ..; \
 	cd tools; make; cd ..;