diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b084ddf141c..a27387f102c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-01-09  Mike Stump  <mrs@wrs.com>
+
+	* Makefile.in (CONFIGURE_TARGET_MODULES): Pass back configuration
+	failures of subdirectories.
+
 2001-01-02  Laurynas Biveinis  &lt;lauras@softhome.net&gt;
 
 	* ltcf-c.sh: clear ac_cv_prog_cc_pic for DJGPP. Do not add
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 2fbb3fb625a..24182f9bf5f 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ $(CONFIGURE_TARGET_MODULES):
 	    RANLIB="$(RANLIB_FOR_TARGET)"; export RANLIB; \
 	    WINDRES="$(WINDRES_FOR_TARGET)"; export WINDRES; \
 	    echo Configuring in $(TARGET_SUBDIR)/$${dir}; \
-	    cd $(TARGET_SUBDIR)/$${dir}; \
+	    cd "$(TARGET_SUBDIR)/$${dir}" || exit 1; \
 	    case $(srcdir) in \
 	    /* | [A-Za-z]:[\\/]*) \
 	      topdir=$(srcdir) ;; \
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ $(CONFIGURE_TARGET_MODULES):
 	      CONFIG_SITE=no-such-file $(SHELL) $$s/configure \
 		$(CONFIG_ARGUMENTS) $${srcdiroption} \
 		--with-target-subdir="$(TARGET_SUBDIR)"; \
-	    fi; \
+	    fi || exit 1; \
 	    if [ -f skip-this-dir ] ; then \
 	      sh skip-this-dir; \
 	      rm -f skip-this-dir; \