diff --git a/m4/buildsys.m4 b/m4/buildsys.m4
index 39fd9c4..7c1e752 100644
--- a/m4/buildsys.m4
+++ b/m4/buildsys.m4
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_SHARED_LIB], [
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_TOUCH_DEPS], [
-	$as_echo "$as_me: Touching .deps files"
+	${as_echo:="echo"} "${as_me:="configure"}: Touching .deps files"
 	for i in $(find . -name Makefile); do
 		touch -t 0001010000 $(dirname $i)/.deps
 	done