diff --git a/driver/Makefile.in b/driver/Makefile.in
index 224396532..9603410fe 100644
--- a/driver/Makefile.in
+++ b/driver/Makefile.in
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dep:
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MD -c $< -o $*.o
 	mv $*.d dep
 
-main.o: main.c globals.h ../version_base.h ../version_tag.h Makefile
+main.o: main.c globals.h $(srcdir)/../version_base.h ../version_tag.h Makefile
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MD -c -DIVL_ROOT='"@libdir@/ivl$(suffix)"'  -DIVL_SUFFIX='"$(suffix)"' -DIVL_INC='"@includedir@"' -DIVL_LIB='"@libdir@"' -DDLLIB='"@DLLIB@"' $(srcdir)/main.c
 	mv $*.d dep
 
diff --git a/ivlpp/Makefile.in b/ivlpp/Makefile.in
index b56b4f127..97096564b 100644
--- a/ivlpp/Makefile.in
+++ b/ivlpp/Makefile.in
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ uninstall:
 	rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/ivl$(suffix)/ivlpp@EXEEXT@"
 
 lexor.o: lexor.c globals.h
-main.o: main.c globals.h ../version_base.h ../version_tag.h
+main.o: main.c globals.h $(srcdir)/../version_base.h ../version_tag.h