diff --git a/epan/dissectors/Makefile.am b/epan/dissectors/Makefile.am
index bbcd587150..fee8a2ec11 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/Makefile.am
+++ b/epan/dissectors/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	x11-fields
 
 packet-ncp2222.c : $(top_srcdir)/tools/ncp2222.py
-	$(PYTHON) $< -o $@
+	$(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/tools/ncp2222.py -o $@
 
 # Target to rebuild the X11 dissector header files.
 # See README.X11 before using this--it requires the xcb and mesa source.
diff --git a/packaging/macosx/Makefile.am b/packaging/macosx/Makefile.am
index c9904f63e4..d0358ceb8c 100644
--- a/packaging/macosx/Makefile.am
+++ b/packaging/macosx/Makefile.am
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 
 COPYING.txt: ../../COPYING
-	cp $< $@
+	cp ../../COPYING $@
 
 all: COPYING.txt