diff --git a/share/completions/configure.fish b/share/completions/configure.fish
index 67eb5d519..6c7880ef2 100644
--- a/share/completions/configure.fish
+++ b/share/completions/configure.fish
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ complete -c configure -s q -l quiet -d "Quiet mode"
 complete -c configure -l cache-file -f -d "Cache test results in specified file"
 complete -c configure -s C -l config-cache -d "Cache test results in file config.cache"
 complete -c configure -s n -l no-create -d "Do not create output files"
-complete -c configure -l srcdir -d "Set source directory" -a "__fish_complete_directories (commandline -ct)" -x
-complete -c configure -l prefix -d "Architecture-independent install directory" -a "__fish_complete_directories (commandline -ct)" -x
-complete -c configure -l exec-prefix -d "Architecture-dependent install directory" -a "__fish_complete_directories (commandline -ct)" -x
+complete -c configure -l srcdir -d "Set source directory" -a "(__fish_complete_directories)" -x
+complete -c configure -l prefix -d "Architecture-independent install directory" -a "(__fish_complete_directories)" -x
+complete -c configure -l exec-prefix -d "Architecture-dependent install directory" -a "(__fish_complete_directories)" -x
 complete -c configure -l build -d "Configure for building on BUILD" -x
 complete -c configure -l host -d "Cross-compile to build programs to run on HOST" -x
 complete -c configure -l target -d "Configure for building compilers for TARGET" -x