diff --git a/eclass/gnustep-base.eclass b/eclass/gnustep-base.eclass
index 00a3a981feb0..7505d791fc4b 100644
--- a/eclass/gnustep-base.eclass
+++ b/eclass/gnustep-base.eclass
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ gnustep-base_src_prepare() {
 gnustep-base_src_configure() {
 	egnustep_env
 	if [[ -x ./configure ]] ; then
-		econf || die "configure failed"
+		econf ${*}
 	fi
 }