Index: configure.ac
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--- configure.ac	(revision 332445)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@
 		__ac_path_sub=`echo $__ac_path_sub | sed 's/{/{MAKE_/'`
 	fi
 
-	__ac_path_has_spaces=`sh -c "echo '$__ac_path_sub' | grep ' '"`
+	if test "$stdpath" = "astdatadir"; then
+      # Workaround for the sounds directory ALWAYS needing an implicit DESTDIR (because of Makefile macros)
+      __ac_path_has_spaces=yes
+    else
+	  __ac_path_has_spaces=`sh -c "echo '$__ac_path_sub' | grep ' '"`
+    fi
 	if test "$__ac_path_has_spaces" = ""; then
 		eval "MAKE_$stdpath=\$__ac_path_sub"
 	else