--- automake.in.orig	2012-04-06 11:46:32.616146775 -0400
+++ automake.in	2012-04-06 11:47:38.215326672 -0400
@@ -7874,12 +7874,14 @@
       my $fullfile = "$dir/$file";
       my $found_it = 0;
       my $dangling_sym = 0;
+      my $thisdir = dirname ($fullfile);
+      my $thisfile = basename ($fullfile);
 
       if (-l $fullfile && ! -f $fullfile)
 	{
 	  $dangling_sym = 1;
 	}
-      elsif (dir_has_case_matching_file ($dir, $file))
+      elsif (dir_has_case_matching_file ($thisdir, $thisfile))
 	{
 	  $found_it = 1;
 	  maybe_push_required_file ($dir, $file, $fullfile);