diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8bcaf0eb..c7768c4c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         --with-*)   set_tool   "$1" "$2" && shift || shift 2;;
         --force)    FORCE=1; shift;;
         --help|-h)  do_help; exit 0;;
+        # Skip, auto-stuff compatibility
+        --build=*|--host=*|--infodir=*|--datadir=*|--sysconfdir=*|--localstatedir=*) shift;;
+        --build|--host|--infodir|--datadir|--sysconfdir|--localstatedir)             shift 2;;
         *)          printf "Unrecognised option: '${1}'\n"; do_help; exit 1;;
     esac
 done