diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
index 14d077f1..b7976293 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/autotools.py
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ class RunTimeError(pisi.actionsapi.Error):
 
 def configure(parameters = ''):
     '''configure source with given parameters = "--with-nls --with-libusb --with-something-usefull"'''
-    if can_access_file('configure'):
-        gnuconfig_update()
 
     if can_access_file('ltmain.sh'):
         libtoolize("--copy --force")
 
+    if can_access_file('configure'):
+        gnuconfig_update()
+
         args = './configure \
                 --prefix=/%s \
                 --build=%s \