diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4802092ac0..dba7d4678f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2984,7 +2984,7 @@ target_path='$(CURDIR)'
 
 # since the object filename is not given with the -MM flag, the compiler
 # is only able to print the basename, and we must add the path ourselves
-DEPCMD='$(DEP$(1)) $(DEP$(1)FLAGS) $($(1)DEP_FLAGS) $< 2>/dev/null | sed -e "/^\#.*/d" -e "s,^[[:space:]]*$(*F)\\.o,$(@D)/$(*F).o," > $(@:.o=.d)'
+DEPCMD='$(DEP$(1)) $(DEP$(1)FLAGS) $($(1)DEP_FLAGS) $< 2>/dev/null | sed -e "/^\#.*/d" -e "s,^[[:space:]]*$(@F),$(@D)/$(@F)," > $(@:.o=.d)'
 DEPFLAGS='-MM'
 
 # find source path