diff --git a/packages/php/build.sh b/packages/php/build.sh
index 753c02544..c50e2f38b 100644
--- a/packages/php/build.sh
+++ b/packages/php/build.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ac_cv_func_res_nsearch=no
 "
 
 termux_step_host_build() {
-	./buildconf --force
+	(cd "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR" && ./buildconf --force)
 	"$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/configure" ${TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_HOSTBUILD_CONFIGURE_ARGS}
 	make -j "$TERMUX_MAKE_PROCESSES"
 }