diff --git a/app-benchmarks/sysbench/sysbench-1.0.20-r101.ebuild b/app-benchmarks/sysbench/sysbench-1.0.20-r101.ebuild
index 222a85b2cc0f..48084ebb3538 100644
--- a/app-benchmarks/sysbench/sysbench-1.0.20-r101.ebuild
+++ b/app-benchmarks/sysbench/sysbench-1.0.20-r101.ebuild
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# Use system cram for running tests.
 	sed -i tests/test_run.sh -e 's@$PYTHON $(command -v cram)@cram@' || die
 
+	sed -i configure.ac -e 's@$(which git)@$(command -v git)@' || die
+
 	eautoreconf
 }