diff --git a/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Build.hs b/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Build.hs
index e6916b8e9a6..09242854152 100644
--- a/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Build.hs
+++ b/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Build.hs
@@ -53,15 +53,12 @@ import qualified Distribution.Simple.UHC   as UHC
 import qualified Distribution.Simple.HaskellSuite as HaskellSuite
 import qualified Distribution.Simple.PackageIndex as Index
 
-import Distribution.Simple.Build.Macros      (generateCabalMacrosHeader)
-import Distribution.Simple.Build.PathsModule (generatePathsModule)
 import qualified Distribution.Simple.Program.HcPkg as HcPkg
 
 import Distribution.Simple.Compiler hiding (Flag)
 import Distribution.PackageDescription hiding (Flag)
 import qualified Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo as IPI
 import Distribution.InstalledPackageInfo (InstalledPackageInfo)
-import qualified Distribution.ModuleName as ModuleName
 
 import Distribution.Simple.Setup
 import Distribution.Simple.BuildTarget
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ import Distribution.Compat.Graph (IsNode(..))
 
 import Control.Monad
 import qualified Data.Set as Set
-import System.FilePath ( (</>), (<.>), takeDirectory )
+import System.FilePath ( (</>), (<.>) )
 import System.Directory ( getCurrentDirectory )
 
 -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -687,42 +684,3 @@ componentInitialBuildSteps _distPref pkg_descr lbi clbi verbosity = do
   createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True (componentBuildDir lbi clbi)
 
   writeAutogenFiles verbosity pkg_descr lbi clbi
-
--- | Generate and write out the Paths_<pkg>.hs and cabal_macros.h files
---
-writeAutogenFiles :: Verbosity
-                  -> PackageDescription
-                  -> LocalBuildInfo
-                  -> ComponentLocalBuildInfo
-                  -> IO ()
-writeAutogenFiles verbosity pkg lbi clbi = do
-  createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True (autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi)
-
-  let pathsModulePath = autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi
-                 </> ModuleName.toFilePath (autogenPathsModuleName pkg) <.> "hs"
-      pathsModuleDir = takeDirectory pathsModulePath
-  -- Ensure that the directory exists!
-  createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True pathsModuleDir
-  rewriteFileEx verbosity pathsModulePath (generatePathsModule pkg lbi clbi)
-
-  --TODO: document what we're doing here, and move it to its own function
-  case clbi of
-    LibComponentLocalBuildInfo { componentInstantiatedWith = insts } ->
-        -- Write out empty hsig files for all requirements, so that GHC
-        -- has a source file to look at it when it needs to typecheck
-        -- a signature.  It's harmless to write these out even when
-        -- there is a real hsig file written by the user, since
-        -- include path ordering ensures that the real hsig file
-        -- will always be picked up before the autogenerated one.
-        for_ (map fst insts) $ \mod_name -> do
-            let sigPath = autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi
-                      </> ModuleName.toFilePath mod_name <.> "hsig"
-            createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True (takeDirectory sigPath)
-            rewriteFileEx verbosity sigPath $
-                "{-# OPTIONS_GHC -w #-}\n" ++
-                "{-# LANGUAGE NoImplicitPrelude #-}\n" ++
-                "signature " ++ prettyShow mod_name ++ " where"
-    _ -> return ()
-
-  let cppHeaderPath = autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi </> cppHeaderName
-  rewriteFileEx verbosity cppHeaderPath (generateCabalMacrosHeader pkg lbi clbi)
diff --git a/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs b/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
index ab77115837a..9cef3daaa7d 100644
--- a/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
+++ b/Cabal/Distribution/Simple/Configure.hs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 module Distribution.Simple.Configure
   ( configure
   , writePersistBuildConfig
+  , writeAutogenFiles
   , getConfigStateFile
   , getPersistBuildConfig
   , checkPersistBuildConfigOutdated
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ import Distribution.Types.PackageDescription as PD
 import Distribution.PackageDescription.PrettyPrint
 import Distribution.PackageDescription.Configuration
 import Distribution.PackageDescription.Check hiding (doesFileExist)
+import qualified Distribution.ModuleName as ModuleName
+import Distribution.Simple.BuildPaths
+import Distribution.Simple.Build.Macros      (generateCabalMacrosHeader)
+import Distribution.Simple.Build.PathsModule (generatePathsModule)
 import Distribution.Simple.BuildToolDepends
 import Distribution.Simple.Program
 import Distribution.Simple.Setup as Setup
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ import System.Directory
     ( canonicalizePath, createDirectoryIfMissing, doesFileExist
     , getTemporaryDirectory, removeFile)
 import System.FilePath
-    ( (</>), isAbsolute, takeDirectory )
+    ( (</>), (<.>), isAbsolute, takeDirectory )
 import Distribution.Compat.Directory
     ( doesPathExist )
 import qualified System.Info
@@ -828,9 +833,13 @@ configure (pkg_descr0, pbi) cfg = do
     dirinfo "Documentation"    (docdir dirs)     (docdir relative)
     dirinfo "Configuration files" (sysconfdir dirs) (sysconfdir relative)
 
+    forM_ buildComponents $ \bc -> writeAutogenFiles verbosity pkg_descr lbi bc
+
     sequence_ [ reportProgram verbosity prog configuredProg
               | (prog, configuredProg) <- knownPrograms programDb'' ]
 
+
+
     return lbi
 
     where
@@ -967,7 +976,7 @@ dependencySatisfiable
                         installedPackageSet pn vr cn
       where
         cn | pn == depName
-           = LMainLibName 
+           = LMainLibName
            | otherwise
            -- Reinterpret the "package name" as an unqualified component
            -- name
@@ -2116,3 +2125,42 @@ checkForeignLibSupported comp platform flib = go (compilerFlavor comp)
 
     unsupported :: [String] -> Maybe String
     unsupported = Just . concat
+
+-- | Generate and write out the Paths_<pkg>.hs and cabal_macros.h files
+--
+writeAutogenFiles :: Verbosity
+                  -> PackageDescription
+                  -> LocalBuildInfo
+                  -> ComponentLocalBuildInfo
+                  -> IO ()
+writeAutogenFiles verbosity pkg lbi clbi = do
+  createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True (autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi)
+
+  let pathsModulePath = autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi
+                 </> ModuleName.toFilePath (autogenPathsModuleName pkg) <.> "hs"
+      pathsModuleDir = takeDirectory pathsModulePath
+  -- Ensure that the directory exists!
+  createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True pathsModuleDir
+  rewriteFileEx verbosity pathsModulePath (generatePathsModule pkg lbi clbi)
+
+  --TODO: document what we're doing here, and move it to its own function
+  case clbi of
+    LibComponentLocalBuildInfo { componentInstantiatedWith = insts } ->
+        -- Write out empty hsig files for all requirements, so that GHC
+        -- has a source file to look at it when it needs to typecheck
+        -- a signature.  It's harmless to write these out even when
+        -- there is a real hsig file written by the user, since
+        -- include path ordering ensures that the real hsig file
+        -- will always be picked up before the autogenerated one.
+        for_ (map fst insts) $ \mod_name -> do
+            let sigPath = autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi
+                      </> ModuleName.toFilePath mod_name <.> "hsig"
+            createDirectoryIfMissingVerbose verbosity True (takeDirectory sigPath)
+            rewriteFileEx verbosity sigPath $
+                "{-# OPTIONS_GHC -w #-}\n" ++
+                "{-# LANGUAGE NoImplicitPrelude #-}\n" ++
+                "signature " ++ prettyShow mod_name ++ " where"
+    _ -> return ()
+
+  let cppHeaderPath = autogenComponentModulesDir lbi clbi </> cppHeaderName
+  rewriteFileEx verbosity cppHeaderPath (generateCabalMacrosHeader pkg lbi clbi)