diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3a4fad40ac5..c88d960878a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ thread_dirs=
 
 dnl This probably should be cleaned up more - for now the threaded
 dnl client is just using plain-old libs.
-sql_client_dirs="strings regex mysys sql/share libmysql client"
+sql_client_dirs="strings regex mysys libmysql client"
 linked_client_targets="linked_libmysql_sources"
 
 if test "$THREAD_SAFE_CLIENT" != "no"