diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 9eacf5ef5..ebdaa6a63 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ EXTRA_DIST = strongswan.conf
 
 install-exec-local :	
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}" || $(INSTALL) -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)"
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuid} -g ${ipsecgid} -m 640 strongswan.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuid} -g ${ipsecgid} -m 640 $(srcdir)/strongswan.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/strongswan.conf || true
diff --git a/src/starter/Makefile.am b/src/starter/Makefile.am
index aa487386a..ed5b0f10d 100644
--- a/src/starter/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/starter/Makefile.am
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ install-exec-local :
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/crls" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuid} -g ${ipsecgid} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/crls" || true
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/reqs" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuid} -g ${ipsecgid} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/reqs" || true
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/private" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuid} -g ${ipsecgid} -d -m 750 "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/private" || true
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuid} -g ${ipsecgid} -m 644 ipsec.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuid} -g ${ipsecgid} -m 644 $(srcdir)/ipsec.conf $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.conf || true