diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cf7c515..9d20635 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4425,11 +4425,11 @@
   echo "using installed jpeg"
   JPEG_LIB=-ljpeg
 else
-  JPEG_DIR=jpeg
+  JPEG_DIR=jpeg/build
   JPEG_INCLUDE='-I$(top_srcdir)/jpeg'
   JPEG_LIB='$(top_srcdir)/jpeg/libjpeg.a'
   echo "configuring jpeg..."
-  (cd jpeg; ./configure)
+  (mkdir jpeg/build; cd jpeg/build; ../configure)
   echo "...done configuring jpeg"
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b187273..8ee4044 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@
   echo "using installed jpeg"
   JPEG_LIB=-ljpeg
 else
-  JPEG_DIR=jpeg
+  JPEG_DIR=jpeg/build
   JPEG_INCLUDE='-I$(top_srcdir)/jpeg'
   JPEG_LIB='$(top_srcdir)/jpeg/libjpeg.a'
   echo "configuring jpeg..."
-  (cd jpeg; ./configure)
+  (mkdir jpeg/build; cd jpeg/build; ../configure)
   echo "...done configuring jpeg"
 fi
 
diff --git a/jpeg/.cvsignore b/jpeg/.cvsignore
index 86056f0..1ae7b7b 100644
--- a/jpeg/.cvsignore
+++ b/jpeg/.cvsignore
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 jpeg.plg
 config.log
 config.status
-
+build