diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6a87f9c..89ca6db 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12628,7 +12628,7 @@ $as_echo "$OCILIB_PREFIX" >&6; }
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for OCILIB version" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for OCILIB version... " >&6; }
 
-  OCILIB_VER=`cat VERSION`
+  OCILIB_VER=`cat ${srcdir}/VERSION`
 
   LT_MAJOR=`echo $OCILIB_VER | sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\1/'`
   LT_AGE=`echo $OCILIB_VER | sed 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\2/'`
