--- dpkg-1.15.5.6.org/configure	2010-02-05 07:18:20.000000000 +0100
+++ dpkg-1.15.5.6/configure	2010-02-05 08:00:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -3872,7 +3872,7 @@
 $as_echo_n "checking dpkg cpu type... " >&6; }
 
 cpu_type=$(cd $srcdir/scripts; \
-    PERL5LIB=$(pwd) ./dpkg-architecture.pl -t$host -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU 2>/dev/null)
+    pkgdatadir=$srcdir PERL5LIB=$(pwd) ./dpkg-architecture.pl -t$host -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU 2>/dev/null)
 
 if test "x$cpu_type" = "x"; then
 	cpu_type=$host_cpu
@@ -3894,7 +3894,7 @@
 $as_echo_n "checking dpkg operating system type... " >&6; }
 
 os_type=$(cd $srcdir/scripts; \
-    PERL5LIB=$(pwd) ./dpkg-architecture.pl -t$host -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_OS 2>/dev/null)
+    pkgdatadir=$srcdir PERL5LIB=$(pwd) ./dpkg-architecture.pl -t$host -qDEB_HOST_ARCH_OS 2>/dev/null)
 
 if test "x$os_type" = "x"; then
 	os_type=$host_os
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@
 $as_echo_n "checking dpkg architecture name... " >&6; }
 
 dpkg_arch=$(cd $srcdir/scripts; \
-    PERL5LIB=$(pwd) ./dpkg-architecture.pl -t$host -qDEB_HOST_ARCH 2>/dev/null)
+    pkgdatadir=$srcdir PERL5LIB=$(pwd) ./dpkg-architecture.pl -t$host -qDEB_HOST_ARCH 2>/dev/null)
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $dpkg_arch" >&5
 $as_echo "$dpkg_arch" >&6; }