diff --git a/auto/configure b/auto/configure
index dba10b3..786f4f8 100755
--- a/auto/configure
+++ b/auto/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Copyright (C) Igor Sysoev
+
+
 . auto/options
 . auto/init
 . auto/sources
@@ -43,7 +46,9 @@
 have=NGX_SBIN_PATH value="\"$SBIN_PATH\"" . auto/define
 have=NGX_CONF_PATH value="\"$CONF_PATH\"" . auto/define
 have=NGX_PID_PATH value="\"$PID_PATH\"" . auto/define
-have=NGX_ERROR_LOG_PATH value="\"$ERROR_LOG_PATH\"" . auto/define
+if [ ".$NGX_ERROR_LOG_PATH" != "." ]; then
+    have=NGX_ERROR_LOG_PATH value="\"$ERROR_LOG_PATH\"" . auto/define
+fi
 have=NGX_HTTP_LOG_PATH value="\"$HTTP_LOG_PATH\"" . auto/define
 
 . auto/summary