diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ce459022..6cac4631 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ AS_IF([test x"$enable_fhs" = xyes], [
     prefix=/var/cfengine
     case "$target_os" in
       mingw*)
-        WORKDIR=$(cmd /c "echo %PROGRAMFILES%\\Cfengine" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g')
+        WORKDIR=$(wine cmd.exe /c "echo %PROGRAMFILES%\\Cfengine" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g')
         MASTERDIR=default
         INPUTDIR=default
         DATADIR=default
         KEYDIR=default
-        LOGDIR=$(cmd /c "echo %PROGRAMFILES%\\Cfengine" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g')
+        LOGDIR=$(wine cmd.exe /c "echo %PROGRAMFILES%\\Cfengine" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g')
         MODULEDIR='default'
-        PIDDIR=$(cmd /c "echo %PROGRAMFILES%\\Cfengine" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g')
+        PIDDIR=$(wine cmd.exe /c "echo %PROGRAMFILES%\\Cfengine" 2>/dev/null | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g')
         STATEDIR=default
       ;;
       *)