diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 59a3200..3e52ae5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ scripts/welcome-bot.lisp
 dist_man1_MANS       = doc/tinmop.man
 
 $(PACKAGE): $(CONF_PATH_FILE) *.asd src/*
-	if test "$(LISP_COMPILER)" = "sbcl"; then \
+	if test $$(basename "$(LISP_COMPILER)") = "sbcl"; then \
 		$(LISP_COMPILER) \
 		--eval "(asdf:load-system '$(PACKAGE))" \
 		--eval "(in-package main)" \
 		--eval "(sb-ext:save-lisp-and-die \"$(PACKAGE)\" :toplevel 'main::main :executable t :purify t :save-runtime-options t)"; \
 	else \
-		$(LISP_COMPILER) --eval "(asdf:make-build :tinmop :type :program :move-here #P\"./\" :epilogue-code '(main::main))"; \
+		$(LISP_COMPILER) \
+		--eval "(asdf:load-system '$(PACKAGE))" \
+		--eval "(in-package main)" \
+		--eval "(asdf:make-build :tinmop :type :program :move-here #P\"./\" :epilogue-code '(main::main))"; \
 	fi
 $(CONF_PATH_FILE):
 	grep "^;" $(CONF_PATH_FILE_IN)                          >  $(CONF_PATH_FILE)
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e34fedf..cbcefcd 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1048,13 +1048,16 @@ uninstall-man: uninstall-man1
 
 
 $(PACKAGE): $(CONF_PATH_FILE) *.asd src/*
-	if test "$(LISP_COMPILER)" = "sbcl"; then \
+	if test $$(basename "$(LISP_COMPILER)") = "sbcl"; then \
 		$(LISP_COMPILER) \
 		--eval "(asdf:load-system '$(PACKAGE))" \
 		--eval "(in-package main)" \
 		--eval "(sb-ext:save-lisp-and-die \"$(PACKAGE)\" :toplevel 'main::main :executable t :purify t :save-runtime-options t)"; \
 	else \
-		$(LISP_COMPILER) --eval "(asdf:make-build :tinmop :type :program :move-here #P\"./\" :epilogue-code '(main::main))"; \
+		$(LISP_COMPILER) \
+		--eval "(asdf:load-system '$(PACKAGE))" \
+		--eval "(in-package main)" \
+		--eval "(asdf:make-build :tinmop :type :program :move-here #P\"./\" :epilogue-code '(main::main))"; \
 	fi
 $(CONF_PATH_FILE):
 	grep "^;" $(CONF_PATH_FILE_IN)                          >  $(CONF_PATH_FILE)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 34eed18..8c0d224 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7011,8 +7011,8 @@ printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_DCGETTEXT 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 
 
-# Extract the first word of "asbcl", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy asbcl; ac_word=$2
+# Extract the first word of "sbcl", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy sbcl; ac_word=$2
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
 if test ${ac_cv_path_LISP_COMPILER+y}
@@ -7108,13 +7108,14 @@ fi
 if test "$LISP_COMPILER" = "no" ; then
     { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Can not find SBCL, Common Lisp compiler." >&5
 printf "%s\n" "$as_me: WARNING: Can not find SBCL, Common Lisp compiler." >&2;};
-else
-    if test "$LISP_COMPILER" = "no" ; then
+    LISP_COMPILER=$LISP_COMPILER_ECL;
+    if test "$LISP_COMPILER_ECL" = "no" ; then
         as_fn_error $? "Can not find ECL, Common Lisp compiler." "$LINENO" 5;
     fi
 fi
 
-LISP_COMPILER=$LISP_COMPILER_ECL;
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Using $LISP_COMPILER as Common Lisp compiler" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "$as_me: Using $LISP_COMPILER as Common Lisp compiler" >&6;}
 
 # Extract the first word of "curl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy curl; ac_word=$2
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fb1c37f..225802d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ fi
 
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 
-AC_PATH_PROG([LISP_COMPILER],[asbcl],[no])
+AC_PATH_PROG([LISP_COMPILER],[sbcl],[no])
 
 AC_PATH_PROG([LISP_COMPILER_ECL],[ecl],[no])
 
 if test "$LISP_COMPILER" = "no" ; then
     AC_MSG_WARN([Can not find SBCL, Common Lisp compiler.]);
-else
-    if test "$LISP_COMPILER" = "no" ; then
+    LISP_COMPILER=$LISP_COMPILER_ECL;
+    if test "$LISP_COMPILER_ECL" = "no" ; then
         AC_MSG_ERROR([Can not find ECL, Common Lisp compiler.]);
     fi
 fi
 
-LISP_COMPILER=$LISP_COMPILER_ECL;
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $LISP_COMPILER as Common Lisp compiler])
 
 AC_PATH_PROG([CURL],[curl],[no])