diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 63c2b965fc..5f4a64a791 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST =							\
 	db_def_to_php *.php version.inc.in boinc_db.inc 	\
 	test*.inc init.inc boinc_db.inc
 
-# BUILT_SOURCES = boinc_db.inc boinc_db.py
+$(TESTS): $(top_srcdir)/py/Boinc/version.py $(top_srcdir)/py/Boinc/boinc_db.py
 
-$(TESTS): ../py/version.py $(top_srcdir)/py/boinc_db.py
-
-boinc_db.inc: ../db/boinc_db.h ../lib/result_state.h
-	cat $^ | ./db_def_to_php > $@
+$(srcdir)/boinc_db.inc: $(top_srcdir)/boinc_db.h $(top_srcdir)/lib/result_state.h
+	cat $^ | $(srcdir)/db_def_to_php > $@