diff --git a/scripts/manage b/scripts/manage
index 925434792b..a6f3a73454 100755
--- a/scripts/manage
+++ b/scripts/manage
@@ -370,7 +370,11 @@ RubyWrapper
       if [[ ! -z "$rvm_head_flag" ]] ; then __rvm_run "ant.dist" "ant dist" "Running 'ant dist' (this could take a few minutes) ..." ; fi
 
       mkdir -p "$rvm_ruby_home/bin/"
-      __rvm_run "nailgun" "builtin cd \"$rvm_ruby_src_path/tool/nailgun\" && ./configure --prefix=$rvm_ruby_home && make $rvm_make_flags" "Building Nailgun"
+      if $rvm_scripts_path/match "$rvm_ruby_version" "1\.3" || $rvm_scripts_path/match "$rvm_ruby_version" "1\.2" ; then
+        __rvm_run "nailgun" "builtin cd \"$rvm_ruby_src_path/tool/nailgun\" &&  make $rvm_make_flags" "Building Nailgun"
+      else
+        __rvm_run "nailgun" "builtin cd \"$rvm_ruby_src_path/tool/nailgun\" && ./configure --prefix=$rvm_ruby_home && make $rvm_make_flags" "Building Nailgun"
+      fi
 
       __rvm_pushpop