diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 53e90a7..4afeb58 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ if test "$silent" = yes; then
 else
   exec 6>&1
 fi
-exec 5>./config.log
+exec 5>&2
 
 echo "\
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while