diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0abd34ed..c78918fe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4870,7 +4870,9 @@ echo "include_mpn(\`sparc32/sparc-defs.m4')" >> $gmp_tmpconfigm4i
       gcc_cflags_cpu=""
       gcc_cflags_arch=""
       extra_functions="$extra_functions fat fat_entry"
-      path="x86 x86/fat"
+	# path below should "x86 x86/fat" but because all the special cases for the division crud it easier to
+	# leave it as it is , it's either that or fix all the errors
+      path="x86/fat x86"
       fat_path="x86 x86/fat x86/i486
 		x86/k6 x86/k6/mmx x86/k6/k62mmx
 		x86/k7 x86/k7/mmx x86/k7/mmx/k8 x86/k7/mmx/k8/k10 x86/k7/mmx/k8/k10/k102
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d29797b9..4e40cd81 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1326,7 +1326,9 @@ case $host in
       gcc_cflags_cpu=""
       gcc_cflags_arch=""
       extra_functions="$extra_functions fat fat_entry"
-      path="x86 x86/fat"
+	# path below should "x86 x86/fat" but because all the special cases for the division crud it easier to
+	# leave it as it is , it's either that or fix all the errors
+      path="x86/fat x86"
       fat_path="x86 x86/fat x86/i486
 		x86/k6 x86/k6/mmx x86/k6/k62mmx
 		x86/k7 x86/k7/mmx x86/k7/mmx/k8 x86/k7/mmx/k8/k10 x86/k7/mmx/k8/k10/k102