--- common/autoconf/basics.m4.orig	2015-08-17 19:05:13.122672019 +0200
+++ common/autoconf/basics.m4	2015-08-17 19:13:01.482673782 +0200
@@ -549,10 +549,12 @@
   # We need to find a recent version of GNU make. Especially on Solaris, this can be tricky.
   if test "x$MAKE" != x; then
     # User has supplied a make, test it.
-    if test ! -f "$MAKE"; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([The specified make (by MAKE=$MAKE) is not found.])
+    if test -a `dirname "$MAKE"` = "." -a ! -f "$MAKE"; then
+      AC_PATH_PROGS(CHECK_MAKE, $MAKE)
+    else
+      CHECK_MAKE="${MAKE}"
     fi
-    BASIC_CHECK_MAKE_VERSION("$MAKE", [user supplied MAKE=$MAKE])
+    BASIC_CHECK_MAKE_VERSION("$CHECK_MAKE", [user supplied MAKE=$MAKE])
     if test "x$FOUND_MAKE" = x; then
       AC_MSG_ERROR([The specified make (by MAKE=$MAKE) is not GNU make 3.81 or newer.])
     fi