diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
index e24712f7e1..998318d22c 100755
--- a/buildconf
+++ b/buildconf
@@ -128,6 +128,3 @@ cd ../..
 rm config.cache
 ./configure
 
-cd lib/apr
-rm config.cache
-./configure
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 248c0c3d2b..b57260a8ce 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ test -z "$CFLAGS" && auto_cflags=1
 dnl Needed for APACHE_MODULE() to work
 cwd=`pwd`
 
+dnl ## Run configure for packages Apache uses
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(lib/apr)
+
 dnl ## Check for programs
 
 AC_PROG_AWK