diff --git a/legacy/ethumb/Makefile.am b/legacy/ethumb/Makefile.am
index 6f4bb68a29..d8ed52a908 100644
--- a/legacy/ethumb/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/ethumb/Makefile.am
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ pkgconfig_DATA = ethumb.pc
 if USE_MODULE_ETHUMBD
 
 pkgconfig_DATA += ethumb_client.pc
-## FIXME: this breaks "make distcheck" as this installs somethnig outside of
-## the prefix. try make distcheck (as a user)
 servicedir = $(dbusservicedir)
 service_DATA = org.enlightenment.Ethumb.service
 
diff --git a/legacy/ethumb/configure.ac b/legacy/ethumb/configure.ac
index a0cc902ab2..ddb64f6e22 100644
--- a/legacy/ethumb/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/ethumb/configure.ac
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ define([CHECK_MODULE_ETHUMBD],
 
 AC_ETH_OPTIONAL_MODULE([ethumbd], true, [CHECK_MODULE_ETHUMBD])
 if $USE_MODULE_ETHUMBD ; then
-        dbusservicedir=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=session_bus_services_dir dbus-1`
+        dbusservicedir=${datadir}/dbus-1/services
         AC_ARG_WITH([dbus-services],
                     AC_HELP_STRING([--with-dbus-services=DBUS_SERVICES], [specify a directory to store dbus service files.]),
                     [
diff --git a/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/Makefile.am b/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/Makefile.am
index 6231ad3811..a7edd3e1d6 100644
--- a/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/ethumb/src/plugins/emotion/Makefile.am
@@ -29,3 +29,6 @@ emotion_template.edj: Makefile $(EXTRADIST)
 	$(EDJE_CC) $(EDJE_FLAGS) \
 		$(top_srcdir)/src/plugins/emotion/template.edc \
 		$(top_builddir)/src/plugins/emotion/emotion_template.edj
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -f *.edj