diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5019b7d5..832c8ac0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -666,9 +666,9 @@ include/ofono/version.h: include/version.h
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) include/ofono
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(LN_S) $(abs_top_builddir)/$< $@
 
-include/ofono/%.h: include/%.h
+include/ofono/%.h: $(abs_top_srcdir)/include/%.h
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) include/ofono
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(LN_S) $(abs_top_srcdir)/$< $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(LN_S) $< $@
 
 clean-local:
 	@$(RM) -rf include/ofono