diff --git a/python/configure.py.in b/python/configure.py.in
index 9be76177ba8e..890efa5b4131 100644
--- a/python/configure.py.in
+++ b/python/configure.py.in
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ if not os.path.isdir("./gui"):
 
 # The name of the SIP build file generated by SIP and used by the build
 # system.
-build_file_core = src_path + "/python/core/core.sbf"
-build_file_gui = src_path + "/python/gui/gui.sbf"
+build_file_core = build_path + "/python/core/core.sbf"
+build_file_gui = build_path + "/python/gui/gui.sbf"
 
 # Get the SIP configuration information.
 config = PyQt4.pyqtconfig.Configuration()
@@ -66,9 +66,14 @@ sip_dir_gui = os.path.join(config.default_sip_dir, "qgis/gui")
   
 # Run SIP to generate the code.
 print "Parsing SIP files for 'core' library..."
-os.system(" ".join([config.sip_bin, "-c", "core", "-b", build_file_core, "-I", config.pyqt_sip_dir, qt_sip_flags, python_path + "/core/core.sip"]))
+cmd = " ".join([config.sip_bin, "-c", "core", "-b", build_file_core, "-I", config.pyqt_sip_dir, qt_sip_flags, python_path + "/core/core.sip"])
+print cmd
+os.system(cmd)
+
 print "Parsing SIP files for 'gui' library..."
-os.system(" ".join([config.sip_bin, "-c", "gui", "-b", build_file_gui, "-I", python_path, "-I", config.pyqt_sip_dir, qt_sip_flags, python_path + "/gui/gui.sip"]))
+cmd = " ".join([config.sip_bin, "-c", "gui", "-b", build_file_gui, "-I", python_path, "-I", config.pyqt_sip_dir, qt_sip_flags, python_path + "/gui/gui.sip"])
+print cmd
+os.system(cmd)
 
 
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