diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE b/configure/CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE
index 07c714f66..3f4db904c 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_APP_INCLUDE
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ define  RELEASE_FLAGS_template
   export $(1)
   $(1)_HOST_BIN = $$(strip $$($(1)))/bin/$$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
   $(1)_HOST_LIB = $$(strip $$($(1)))/lib/$$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
-  $(1)_BIN = $$(strip $$($(1)))/bin/$$(T_A)
-  $(1)_LIB = $$(strip $$($(1)))/lib/$$(T_A)
+  $(1)_BIN = $$(wildcard $$(strip $$($(1)))/bin/$$(T_A))
+  $(1)_LIB = $$(wildcard $$(strip $$($(1)))/lib/$$(T_A))
   SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS += $$($(1)_LIB)
   RELEASE_INCLUDES += $$(addprefix -I,$$(wildcard $$(strip $$($(1)))/include/os/$$(OS_CLASS)))
   RELEASE_INCLUDES += $$(addprefix -I,$$(wildcard $$(strip $$($(1)))/include))