diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c93d64d19..2b84e3535 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7835,6 +7835,8 @@ if test "$with_nmap_update" = "no"; then
   NMAP_UPDATE_CLEAN=""
   NMAP_UPDATE_DIST_CLEAN=""
 else
+  subdirs="$subdirs nmap-update"
+
   NMAP_UPDATE_BUILD="build-nmap-update"
   NMAP_UPDATE_INSTALL="install-nmap-update"
   NMAP_UPDATE_UNINSTALL="uninstall-nmap-update"
@@ -7848,9 +7850,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-subdirs="$subdirs nmap-update"
-
-
 
 ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile libnetutil/Makefile"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 79ece5dc9..9630ae9e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ if test "$with_nmap_update" = "no"; then
   NMAP_UPDATE_CLEAN=""
   NMAP_UPDATE_DIST_CLEAN=""
 else
+  AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(nmap-update)
   NMAP_UPDATE_BUILD="build-nmap-update"
   NMAP_UPDATE_INSTALL="install-nmap-update"
   NMAP_UPDATE_UNINSTALL="uninstall-nmap-update"
@@ -924,8 +925,6 @@ AC_SUBST(NMAP_UPDATE_UNINSTALL)
 AC_SUBST(NMAP_UPDATE_CLEAN)
 AC_SUBST(NMAP_UPDATE_DIST_CLEAN)
 
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(nmap-update)
-
 
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile libnetutil/Makefile)
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