diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b1176eef8..2710aa5ac 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6697,8 +6697,9 @@ fi
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Running qmake to generate the makefile..." >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: Running qmake to generate the makefile..." >&6;}
+CONFDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 
-$QT_QMAKE qbittorrent.pro
+$QT_QMAKE $CONFDIR/qbittorrent.pro
 
 ret="$?"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 292623013..845e5c17d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ AC_OUTPUT(conf.pri)
 
 
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Running qmake to generate the makefile...])
+CONFDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 
-$QT_QMAKE qbittorrent.pro
+$QT_QMAKE [$CONFDIR]/qbittorrent.pro
 
 ret="$?"