diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7fa68f05..7996584c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-09-23  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
+
+	* lib/autoconf/status.m4 (_AC_OUTPUT_CONFIG_STATUS): Fix shell
+	over-escaping.
+
 2001-09-23  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
 	* lib/Autom4te/General.pm (&debug): New.
diff --git a/lib/autoconf/status.m4 b/lib/autoconf/status.m4
index 432e0cb2..60a0a61c 100644
--- a/lib/autoconf/status.m4
+++ b/lib/autoconf/status.m4
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ exec AS_MESSAGE_FD>&1
 exec AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD>>config.log
 {
   echo
-  AS_BOX([Running \$as_me.])
+  AS_BOX([Running $as_me.])
 } >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
 cat >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD <<_CSEOF