diff --git a/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu/autotools.rst b/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu/autotools.rst
index b45573938ec..0c8e6669a4c 100644
--- a/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu/autotools.rst
+++ b/reference/conanfile/tools/gnu/autotools.rst
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ configure()
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    def configure(self)
+    def configure(self, build_script_folder=None)
 
 Call the configure script.
 
+Parameters:
+    - **build_script_folder** (Optional, Defaulted to ``None``): Subfolder where the configure script is located.
+      If ``None``, ``conanfile.source_folder`` will be used.
+
 
 make()
 ++++++