diff --git a/make/autoconf/util_paths.m4 b/make/autoconf/util_paths.m4
index 7717150dfd9ea..3bba04f8bbeff 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/util_paths.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/util_paths.m4
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([UTIL_SETUP_TOOL],
           fi
           $1="$tool_command"
         fi
+        # Make sure we add fixpath if needed
+        UTIL_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE($1)
         if test "x$tool_args" != x; then
           # If we got arguments, re-append them to the command after the fixup.
           $1="[$]$1 $tool_args"