diff --git a/lua/lua-posix/lua-posix.conf b/lua/lua-posix/lua-posix.conf
index 68974c8ef..631210fbf 100644
--- a/lua/lua-posix/lua-posix.conf
+++ b/lua/lua-posix/lua-posix.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ hook_add preconf 1 'untar_gnulib_snapshot'
 
 # before being able to run configure we need to run the marvelous gnulib
 # bootstrap script
-hook_add preconf 9 './bootstrap'
+hook_add preconf 9 './bootstrap --gnulib-srcdir=./gnulib'
 
 # make sure modules end up in the right locations
 libdir=$lualibdir