diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2870e316620..7f99de8c58e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 77588 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 78150 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 2.7.
 #
@@ -4748,7 +4748,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$CC" >&6; }
 				    cur_target='10.5'
 			    fi
 		    else
-			    if test `arch` = "i386"; then
+			    if test `/usr/bin/arch` = "i386"; then
 				    # On Intel macs default to a deployment
 				    # target of 10.4, that's the first OSX
 				    # release with Intel support.
@@ -14579,7 +14579,7 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
     if test "${enable_universalsdk}"; then
 	    :
     else
-        LIBTOOL_CRUFT="${LIBTOOL_CRUFT} -arch_only `arch`"
+        LIBTOOL_CRUFT="${LIBTOOL_CRUFT} -arch_only `/usr/bin/arch`"
     fi
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
@@ -14647,7 +14647,7 @@ fi
 
 
     if test "${ac_osx_32bit}" = "yes"; then
-    	case `arch` in
+    	case `/usr/bin/arch` in
     	i386)
     		MACOSX_DEFAULT_ARCH="i386"
     		;;
@@ -14661,7 +14661,7 @@ echo "$as_me: error: Unexpected output of 'arch' on OSX" >&2;}
     		;;
     	esac
     else
-    	case `arch` in
+    	case `/usr/bin/arch` in
     	i386)
     		MACOSX_DEFAULT_ARCH="x86_64"
     		;;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6f317c87bfb..84a6d9cacc8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ yes)
 				    cur_target='10.5'
 			    fi
 		    else
-			    if test `arch` = "i386"; then
+			    if test `/usr/bin/arch` = "i386"; then
 				    # On Intel macs default to a deployment
 				    # target of 10.4, that's the first OSX
 				    # release with Intel support.
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
     if test "${enable_universalsdk}"; then
 	    :
     else
-        LIBTOOL_CRUFT="${LIBTOOL_CRUFT} -arch_only `arch`"
+        LIBTOOL_CRUFT="${LIBTOOL_CRUFT} -arch_only `/usr/bin/arch`"
     fi
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
        ac_osx_32bit=yes)
     
     if test "${ac_osx_32bit}" = "yes"; then
-    	case `arch` in
+    	case `/usr/bin/arch` in
     	i386) 
     		MACOSX_DEFAULT_ARCH="i386" 
     		;;
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
     		;;
     	esac
     else
-    	case `arch` in
+    	case `/usr/bin/arch` in
     	i386) 
     		MACOSX_DEFAULT_ARCH="x86_64" 
     		;;