diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4f4552f0..8f58b1f5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4475,6 +4475,14 @@ BINDCONFIG=
 if test "$cross_compiling" = "yes"; then
 	BINDCONFIG="--host=$host"
 fi
+eval "set my_configure_args $ac_configure_args"
+shift
+for a
+do
+	case $a in
+		[A-Z]*) BINDCONFIG="$BINDCONFIG '$a'" ;;
+	esac
+done
 
  if test "$cross_compiling" = "yes"; then
   CROSS_COMPILING_TRUE=
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8b58835c..ca460802 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ BINDCONFIG=
 if test "$cross_compiling" = "yes"; then
 	BINDCONFIG="--host=$host"
 fi
+eval "set my_configure_args $ac_configure_args"
+shift
+for a
+do
+	case $a in
+		[[A-Z]]*) BINDCONFIG="$BINDCONFIG '$a'" ;;
+	esac
+done
 AC_SUBST(BINDCONFIG)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, test "$cross_compiling" = "yes")