diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 91e0cd564e..9656d373fd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17124,7 +17124,7 @@ $as_echo "using $GDCONFIG" >&6; }
 
 
             GD_INC=`$GDCONFIG --includes`
-      GD_INC=`echo "$GD_INC" | sed 's# /usr/include # #' | sed 's# /usr/include/ # #'`
+      GD_INC=`echo "$GD_INC" | sed 's#-I/usr/include # #' | sed 's#-I/usr/include/ # #'`
 
             GD_LIB=`$GDCONFIG --ldflags`
       GD_LIB=`echo "$GD_LIB" | sed 's# /usr/lib # #' | sed 's# /usr/lib/ # #'`
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dfacab5263..694bf8d485 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([MS_CHECK_GD],[
 
       dnl remove /usr/include/ from default include path
       GD_INC=`$GDCONFIG --includes`
-      GD_INC=`echo "$GD_INC" | sed 's# /usr/include # #' | sed 's# /usr/include/ # #'`
+      GD_INC=`echo "$GD_INC" | sed 's#-I/usr/include # #' | sed 's#-I/usr/include/ # #'`
       
       dnl remove /usr/lib/ from default lib path
       GD_LIB=`$GDCONFIG --ldflags`