diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7d000bf54d4..616851ab685 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING(LINKFORSHARED)
 if test -z "$LINKFORSHARED"
 then
 	case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
-	AIX*)	LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-bE:python.exp -lld";;
+	AIX*)	LINKFORSHARED='-Wl,-bE:$(srcdir)/python.exp -lld';;
 	hp*|HP*)
 	    LINKFORSHARED="-Wl,-E -Wl,+s -Wl,+b\$(BINLIBDEST)/sharedmodules";;
 	Linux*) LINKFORSHARED="-rdynamic";;