diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1d313bbe8c..b17cf86c76 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19155,6 +19155,10 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking spl source directory... $ECHO_C" >&6
 		sourcelink=`ls -1d /usr/src/spl-*/${LINUX_VERSION} \
 		            2>/dev/null | tail -1`
 
+		if test -z "$sourcelink" || test ! -e $sourcelink; then
+			sourcelink=../spl
+		fi
+
 		if test -e $sourcelink; then
 			splsrc=`readlink -f ${sourcelink}`
 		else
@@ -21872,6 +21876,10 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking spl source directory... $ECHO_C" >&6
 		sourcelink=`ls -1d /usr/src/spl-*/${LINUX_VERSION} \
 		            2>/dev/null | tail -1`
 
+		if test -z "$sourcelink" || test ! -e $sourcelink; then
+			sourcelink=../spl
+		fi
+
 		if test -e $sourcelink; then
 			splsrc=`readlink -f ${sourcelink}`
 		else