diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 915035ff9..3b6393031 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ dnl        various installed files
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for MICO prefix)
 for dir in `(IFS=:; for i in $PATH; do echo $i ; done)` ; do
   if test -f $dir/mico-ld ; then
-     mico_prefix=`echo $dir | sed 's%/bin$%%'`
+     mico_prefix=`echo $dir | sed 's%/bin$%%' |sed 's%/bin/$%%'`
   fi
 done