diff --git a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
index 05456e3443..29a10b900f 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
+++ b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ define HOST_NODEJS_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		PATH=$(@D)/bin:$(BR_PATH) \
 		PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 ./configure \
+		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 configure.py \
 		--prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
 		--without-dtrace \
 		--without-etw \
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ define NODEJS_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		LDFLAGS="$(NODEJS_LDFLAGS)" \
 		LD="$(TARGET_CXX)" \
 		PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 ./configure \
+		$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 configure.py \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--dest-cpu=$(NODEJS_CPU) \
 		$(if $(NODEJS_ARM_FP),--with-arm-float-abi=$(NODEJS_ARM_FP)) \