--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh	2007-03-09 18:25:04.000000000 -0500
+++ ebuild.sh	2007-05-13 16:05:12.000000000 -0400
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	if [ -x ./configure ]; then
+	if [ -x ${ECONF_SOURCE:-.}/configure ]; then
 		econf
 	fi
 	if [ -f Makefile ] || [ -f GNUmakefile ] || [ -f makefile ]; then