diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index c5b8c6b1..cde92b8a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = bin2c lnav-test
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libdiag.a
 
 help.c: $(srcdir)/help.txt bin2c
-	./bin2c -z -c $< $@
+	./bin2c -z -c $(srcdir)/help.txt $@
 
 init.sql: $(srcdir)/init_sql.py
-	$(PYTHON) $< > $@
+	$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/init_sql.py > $@
 
-init-sql.c: init.sql bin2c
-	./bin2c -z -c $< $@
+init-sql.c: $(srcdir)/init.sql bin2c
+	./bin2c -z -c $(srcdir)/init.sql $@
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(SQLITE3_LDFLAGS) \
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 3418a5cb..a18d04bf 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -1019,13 +1019,13 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-binPROGRAMS
 
 
 help.c: $(srcdir)/help.txt bin2c
-	./bin2c -z -c $< $@
+	./bin2c -z -c $(srcdir)/help.txt $@
 
 init.sql: $(srcdir)/init_sql.py
-	$(PYTHON) $< > $@
+	$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/init_sql.py > $@
 
-init-sql.c: init.sql bin2c
-	./bin2c -z -c $< $@
+init-sql.c: $(srcdir)/init.sql bin2c
+	./bin2c -z -c $(srcdir)/init.sql $@
 
 uncrusty:
 	(cd $(srcdir) && uncrustify -c ../lnav.cfg --replace $(SOURCES) \