diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a19c79493d..dc9b861791 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4761,7 +4761,7 @@ echo "License: $license"
 
 echo "Creating config.mak, config.h, and doc/config.texi..."
 
-test -e Makefile || $ln_s "$source_path/Makefile" .
+test -e Makefile || echo "include $source_path/Makefile" > Makefile
 
 enabled stripping || strip="echo skipping strip"