diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index d689d4cbc..70a56f697 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ keyid2sql_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la
 dh_speed_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la -lrt
 pubkey_speed_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la -lrt
 
-key2keyid.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+key2keyid.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
 
-keyid2sql.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+keyid2sql.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
diff --git a/src/libcharon/Makefile.am b/src/libcharon/Makefile.am
index a56498858..0eaccf7a0 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libcharon/Makefile.am
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ credentials/sets/ocsp_response_wrapper.c credentials/sets/ocsp_response_wrapper.
 credentials/sets/cert_cache.c credentials/sets/cert_cache.h \
 credentials/credential_set.h
 
-daemon.lo :		$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+daemon.lo :		$(top_builddir)/config.status
 
 INCLUDES = \
 	-I${linux_headers} \
diff --git a/src/libhydra/plugins/attr_sql/Makefile.am b/src/libhydra/plugins/attr_sql/Makefile.am
index d87cc8d3b..376a8259c 100644
--- a/src/libhydra/plugins/attr_sql/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libhydra/plugins/attr_sql/Makefile.am
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ libstrongswan_attr_sql_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 ipsec_PROGRAMS = pool
 pool_SOURCES = pool.c
 pool_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la
-pool.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+pool.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
diff --git a/src/manager/Makefile.am b/src/manager/Makefile.am
index b1b390116..e67335673 100644
--- a/src/manager/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/manager/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ controller/config_controller.c controller/config_controller.h \
 controller/gateway_controller.c controller/gateway_controller.h
 
 manager_fcgi_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la $(top_builddir)/src/libfast/libfast.la ${xml_LIBS}
-main.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+main.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan -I$(top_srcdir)/src/libfast ${xml_CFLAGS}
 AM_CFLAGS = -rdynamic \
diff --git a/src/medsrv/Makefile.am b/src/medsrv/Makefile.am
index 50b654fcb..bdec08190 100644
--- a/src/medsrv/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/medsrv/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ controller/user_controller.c controller/user_controller.h \
 controller/peer_controller.c controller/peer_controller.h
 
 medsrv_fcgi_LDADD = $(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la $(top_builddir)/src/libfast/libfast.la
-main.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+main.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan -I$(top_srcdir)/src/libfast
 AM_CFLAGS = -rdynamic \
diff --git a/src/openac/Makefile.am b/src/openac/Makefile.am
index 9423df093..a278cdd17 100644
--- a/src/openac/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/openac/Makefile.am
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
   -DIPSEC_CONFDIR=\"${sysconfdir}\" \
   -DPLUGINS=\""${libstrongswan_plugins}\""
 openac_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la
-openac.o :		$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+openac.o :		$(top_builddir)/config.status
diff --git a/src/pki/Makefile.am b/src/pki/Makefile.am
index d5ed074fa..8eac07afc 100644
--- a/src/pki/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/pki/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pki_SOURCES = pki.c pki.h command.c command.h \
 	commands/verify.c
 
 pki_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan/libstrongswan.la
-pki.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+pki.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/libstrongswan
 AM_CFLAGS = \
diff --git a/src/pluto/Makefile.am b/src/pluto/Makefile.am
index 49222cdc8..a264e642e 100644
--- a/src/pluto/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/pluto/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ rsaref/pkcs11t.h rsaref/pkcs11.h rsaref/unix.h rsaref/pkcs11f.h
 
 _pluto_adns_SOURCES = adns.c adns.h
 
-plutomain.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+plutomain.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
 
 LIBSTRONGSWANDIR=$(top_builddir)/src/libstrongswan
 LIBFREESWANDIR=$(top_builddir)/src/libfreeswan
diff --git a/src/scepclient/Makefile.am b/src/scepclient/Makefile.am
index 22e8cdf4c..dd4a4a63d 100644
--- a/src/scepclient/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/scepclient/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ipsec_PROGRAMS = scepclient
 scepclient_SOURCES = scepclient.c scep.c scep.h loglite.c
 
-scepclient.o :	$(top_srcdir)/config.status
+scepclient.o :	$(top_builddir)/config.status
 
 PLUTODIR=$(top_srcdir)/src/pluto
 OPENACDIR=$(top_srcdir)/src/openac