-# is a backport of autoconf-2.60's AC_PROG_MKDIR_P.
-# Remove this macro when we can assume autoconf >= 2.60.
-m4_ifdef([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P], [], [
+# is a backport of autoconf-2.60's AC_PROG_MKDIR_P, with a fix
+# for interoperability with automake-1.9.6 from autoconf-2.62.
+# Remove this macro when we can assume autoconf >= 2.62 or
+# autoconf >= 2.60 && automake >= 1.10.
+m4_ifdef([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P], [
+ dnl For automake-1.9.6 && autoconf < 2.62: Ensure MKDIR_P is AC_SUBSTed.
+ m4_define([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P],
+ m4_defn([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P])[
+ AC_SUBST([MKDIR_P])])], [
+ dnl For autoconf < 2.60: Backport of AC_PROG_MKDIR_P.