diff --git a/crypto/Makefile.am b/crypto/Makefile.am
index 5a827a3..0e5a916 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile.am
+++ b/crypto/Makefile.am
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ crypto_portable.sym: crypto.sym  Makefile
 
 libcrypto_la_objects.mk: Makefile
 	@echo "libcrypto_la_objects= $(libcrypto_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\//g' \
+	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(top_builddir\)\/crypto\//g' \
 	  > libcrypto_la_objects.mk
 	@echo "libcompat_la_objects= $(libcompat_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed 's/compat\// $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\/&/g' \
+	  | sed 's/compat\// $$\(top_builddir\)\/crypto\/&/g' \
 	  >> libcrypto_la_objects.mk
 	@echo "libcompatnoopt_la_objects= $(libcompatnoopt_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed 's/compat\// $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/crypto\/&/g' \
+	  | sed 's/compat\// $$\(top_builddir\)\/crypto\/&/g' \
 	  >> libcrypto_la_objects.mk
 
 libcrypto_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBCRYPTO_VERSION@ -no-undefined -export-symbols crypto_portable.sym
diff --git a/ssl/Makefile.am b/ssl/Makefile.am
index 9dd4a77..3096749 100644
--- a/ssl/Makefile.am
+++ b/ssl/Makefile.am
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ EXTRA_libssl_la_DEPENDENCIES = libssl_la_objects.mk
 
 libssl_la_objects.mk: Makefile
 	@echo "libssl_la_objects= $(libssl_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/ssl\//g' \
+	  | sed 's/  */ $$\(top_builddir\)\/ssl\//g' \
 	  > libssl_la_objects.mk
 
 .PHONY: remove_bs_objects
diff --git a/tls/Makefile.am b/tls/Makefile.am
index 44d0e24..2a7b089 100644
--- a/tls/Makefile.am
+++ b/tls/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EXTRA_libtls_la_DEPENDENCIES = libtls_la_objects.mk
 
 libtls_la_objects.mk: Makefile
 	@echo "libtls_la_objects= $(libtls_la_OBJECTS)" \
-	  | sed -e 's/ *$$//' -e 's/  */ $$\(abs_top_builddir\)\/tls\//g' \
+	  | sed -e 's/ *$$//' -e 's/  */ $$\(top_builddir\)\/tls\//g' \
 	  > libtls_la_objects.mk
 
 libtls_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @LIBTLS_VERSION@ -no-undefined -export-symbols $(top_srcdir)/tls/tls.sym