diff --git a/legacy/elementary/data/objects/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/data/objects/Makefile.am
index c6a775db88..88c4f1a3ba 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/data/objects/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/data/objects/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ filesdir = $(datadir)/elementary/objects
 
 files_DATA = test.edj test_external.edj multip.edj cursors.edj font_preview.edj postit_ent.edj multibuttonentry.edj test_prefs.edj test_prefs.epb test_focus_custom.edj
 
-ELM_PREFS_CC = $(top_builddir)/src/bin/@ELM_PREFS_CC_PRG@
+ELM_PREFS_CC = @elm_prefs_cc@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 test.edc \
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/doc/widgets/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/doc/widgets/Makefile.am
index c1508b818d..c0544f96df 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/doc/widgets/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/doc/widgets/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 @ELEMENTARY_EWEATHER_CFLAGS@ \
 @ELEMENTARY_EMAP_CFLAGS@
 
-ELM_PREFS_CC = $(top_builddir)/src/bin/@ELM_PREFS_CC_PRG@
+ELM_PREFS_CC = @elm_prefs_cc@
 
 noinst_DATA = widget_preview_prefs.epb