diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b5d13b0d1b..5e90aaabd8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -36045,7 +36045,7 @@ fi
 if test "$wxUSE_PREFERENCES_EDITOR" = "yes"; then
     $as_echo "#define wxUSE_PREFERENCES_EDITOR 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-    SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS prefseditor"
+    SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS preferences"
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER" = "yes"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ff3806c138..c09902997f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6825,7 +6825,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_PREFERENCES_EDITOR" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_PREFERENCES_EDITOR)
-    SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS prefseditor"
+    SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS preferences"
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_DIALUP_MANAGER" = "yes"; then