diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_BASE b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
index 2cc909231..dd559536d 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_BASE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_BASE
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ DBEXPAND                   = $(call PATH_FILTER, $(TOOLS)/dbExpand$(HOSTEXE))
 DBTORECORDTYPEH            = $(call PATH_FILTER, $(TOOLS)/dbToRecordtypeH$(HOSTEXE))
 DBTOMENUH                  = $(call PATH_FILTER, $(TOOLS)/dbToMenuH$(HOSTEXE))
 REGISTERRECORDDEVICEDRIVER = $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl
-CONVERTRELEASE=$(PERL) $(firstword $(wildcard $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl $(TOP)/src/tools/convertRelease.pl))
+CONVERTRELEASE=$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 # tools for installing libraries and products
diff --git a/configure/RULES_TOP b/configure/RULES_TOP
index db036c59a..8437abdd9 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_TOP
+++ b/configure/RULES_TOP
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(RULES_TOP)/cfg/RULES*),)
 endif
 -include $(wildcard $(CONFIG)/RULES_OCTAVE)
 
+
+ifneq ($(CONFIG),$(TOP)/configure)
 RELEASE_TOPS = $(shell $(CONVERTRELEASE) -T $(TOP) releaseTops )
 
 # Include RULES* files from tops defined in RELEASE* files
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ define TOP_RULES_template
 endef
 $(foreach top, $(RELEASE_TOPS), $(eval $(call TOP_RULES_template,$(top)) ))
 endif
+endif
 include $(CONFIG)/RULES_FILE_TYPE
 #---------------------------------------------------------------