diff --git a/source/build/smb_build/config_mk.pm b/source/build/smb_build/config_mk.pm
index 652a52f..4abfcbe 100644
--- a/source/build/smb_build/config_mk.pm
+++ b/source/build/smb_build/config_mk.pm
@@ -102,43 +102,33 @@ sub _read_config_file($$$)
 	my $cwd = getcwd;
 	chomp $cwd;
 
-	if ($srcdir ne $builddir) {
-		# Push the builddir path on the front, so we prefer builddir
-		# to srcdir when the file exists in both.
-		@dirlist = ($builddir, $srcdir);
-	} else {
-		@dirlist = ($srcdir);
-	}
-
-	foreach my $d (@dirlist) {
-		my @lines;
-		my $basedir;
+	my @lines;
+	my $basedir;
 
-		chdir $cwd;
-		chdir $d;
+	chdir $cwd;
+	chdir $srcdir;
 
-		# We need to catch the exception from open in the case where
-		# the filename is actually a shell pipeline. Why is this
-		# different to opening a regular file? Because this is perl!
-		eval {
-			open(CONFIG_MK, "./$filename");
-			@lines = <CONFIG_MK>;
-			close(CONFIG_MK);
-		};
+	# We need to catch the exception from open in the case where
+	# the filename is actually a shell pipeline. Why is this
+	# different to opening a regular file? Because this is perl!
+	eval {
+		open(CONFIG_MK, "./$filename");
+		@lines = <CONFIG_MK>;
+		close(CONFIG_MK);
+	};
 
-		chdir $cwd;
-		next unless (@lines);
+	chdir $cwd;
+	next unless (@lines);
 
-		# I blame abartlett for this crazy hack -- jpeach
-		if ($filename =~ /\|$/) {
-			$basedir = $builddir;
-		} else {
-			$basedir = dirname($filename);
-			push(@parsed_files, $filename);
-		}
-		$basedir =~ s!^($builddir|$srcdir)[/]!!;
-		return ($filename, $basedir, @lines);
+	# I blame abartlett for this crazy hack -- jpeach
+	if ($filename =~ /\|$/) {
+		$basedir = $builddir;
+	} else {
+		$basedir = dirname($filename);
+		push(@parsed_files, $filename);
 	}
+	$basedir =~ s!^($builddir|$srcdir)[/]!!;
+	return ($filename, $basedir, @lines);
 
 	chdir $cwd;
 	return;