--- /usr/portage/eclass/x-modular.eclass	2007-05-02 03:37:47.000000000 -0400
+++ x-modular.eclass	2007-05-13 13:00:29.000000000 -0400
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 	x-modular_debug_setup
 
 	# If prefix isn't set here, .pc files cause problems
-	if [[ -x ./configure ]]; then
+	if [[ -x ${ECONF_SOURCE:-.}/configure ]]; then
 		econf --prefix=${XDIR} \
 			--datadir=${XDIR}/share \
 			${FONT_OPTIONS} \