diff -urN lirc-0.8.2/acinclude.m4 lirc-0.8.2.new/acinclude.m4
--- lirc-0.8.2/acinclude.m4	2007-01-16 11:26:21.000000000 +0100
+++ lirc-0.8.2.new/acinclude.m4	2007-08-22 10:12:50.490344176 +0200
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
       echo "	echo \$(VERSION)" >>${ac_pkss_makefile}
       echo "lirc_tell_me_what_patchlevel_is:" >>${ac_pkss_makefile}
       echo "	echo \$(PATCHLEVEL)" >>${ac_pkss_makefile}
-      version=$(make -s -C ${kerneldir} -f ${ac_pkss_makefile} lirc_tell_me_what_version_is M=$(pwd))
-      patchlevel=$(make -s -C ${kerneldir} -f ${ac_pkss_makefile} lirc_tell_me_what_patchlevel_is M=$(pwd))
+      version=$(grep ^VERSION ${kerneldir}/Makefile | cut -d' ' -f3)
+      patchlevel=$(grep ^PATCHLEVEL ${kerneldir}/Makefile | cut -d' ' -f3)
       if test ${version} -eq 2; then
         if test ${patchlevel} -lt 5; then
           kernelext=o