diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d9ea19b5..738dd5ca 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4200,6 +4200,7 @@ fi
 
 VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION
 CONFIG_CMD="$0$ac_configure_args_raw"
+CONFIG_CMD=`echo "$CONFIG_CMD" | sed -e 's/"/\\\\"/g'`
 printf "%s\n" "#define CONFIG_CMD \"$CONFIG_CMD\"" >>confdefs.h
 
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2d49d74e..ebfce40c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strdup strcasecmp strncasecmp setenv unsetenv glob mbstowcs setlo
 
 VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION
 CONFIG_CMD="$0$ac_configure_args_raw"
+CONFIG_CMD=`echo "$CONFIG_CMD" | sed -e 's/"/\\\\"/g'`
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([CONFIG_CMD], ["$CONFIG_CMD"])
 AC_SUBST(CONFIG_CMD)
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)