diff --git a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am
index 6fb7db5203..ddf09e54a4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Eolian_Helper.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ EOLIAN_GEN = @eolian_gen@
 _EOLIAN_GEN_DEP = @eolian_gen@
 else
 EOLIAN_GEN = EFL_RUN_IN_TREE=1 $(top_builddir)/src/bin/eolian/eolian_gen${EXEEXT}
-_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP = $(top_builddir)/src/bin/eolian/eolian_gen${EXEEXT}
+_EOLIAN_GEN_DEP = bin/eolian/eolian_gen${EXEEXT}
 endif
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/src/Makefile_Eolian_Files_Helper.am