--- a/make-rules/configure.mk	Wed Jun 01 14:24:54 2011 -0700
+++ b/make-rules/configure.mk	Thu Jun 02 00:54:08 2011 -0700
@@ -70,13 +70,17 @@
 
 CONFIGURE_ENV = CONFIG_SHELL="$(CONFIG_SHELL)"
 
+CONFIGURE_DEFAULT_DIRS?=yes
+
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += CC="$(CC)"
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += CXX="$(CXX)"
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += --prefix=$(CONFIGURE_PREFIX)
+ifeq ($(CONFIGURE_DEFAULT_DIRS),yes)
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += --mandir=$(CONFIGURE_MANDIR)
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += --bindir=$(CONFIGURE_BINDIR.$(BITS))
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += --libdir=$(CONFIGURE_LIBDIR.$(BITS))
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += --sbindir=$(CONFIGURE_SBINDIR.$(BITS))
+endif
 CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += $(CONFIGURE_OPTIONS.$(BITS))
 
 COMPONENT_INSTALL_ARGS +=	DESTDIR=$(PROTO_DIR)