--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 	language.h language.c \
 	mlocale.h locale.c \
 	m17n.h m17n.c
-libm17n_la_LIBADD = ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-core.la -ldl
+libm17n_la_LIBADD = libm17n-core.la -ldl
 libm17n_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic ${VINFO}
 
 FLT_SOURCES = \
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 	m17n-flt.h m17n-flt.c
 
 libm17n_flt_la_SOURCES = ${FLT_SOURCES}
-libm17n_flt_la_LIBADD = ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-core.la
+libm17n_flt_la_LIBADD = libm17n-core.la
 libm17n_flt_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic ${VINFO}
 
 GUI_SOURCES = \
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	@FONTCONFIG_LD_FLAGS@
 
 libm17n_gui_la_SOURCES = ${GUI_SOURCES}
-libm17n_gui_la_LIBADD = ${OPTIONAL_LD_FLAGS} ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-core.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-flt.la
+libm17n_gui_la_LIBADD = ${OPTIONAL_LD_FLAGS} libm17n-core.la libm17n.la libm17n-flt.la
 libm17n_gui_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic ${VINFO}
 
 if WITH_GUI
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
 X_LD_FLAGS = ${X_PRE_LIBS} ${X_LIBS} @X11_LD_FLAGS@ ${X_EXTRA_LIBS}
 
 libm17n_X_la_SOURCES = m17n-X.h m17n-X.c
-libm17n_X_la_LIBADD = ${X_LD_FLAGS} @XFT2_LD_FLAGS@ @FONTCONFIG_LD_FLAGS@ ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-core.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-flt.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-gui.la
+libm17n_X_la_LIBADD = ${X_LD_FLAGS} @XFT2_LD_FLAGS@ @FONTCONFIG_LD_FLAGS@ libm17n-core.la libm17n.la libm17n-flt.la libm17n-gui.la
 libm17n_X_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module
 
 libm17n_gd_la_SOURCES = m17n-gd.c
-libm17n_gd_la_LIBADD = @GD_LD_FLAGS@ @FREETYPE_LD_FLAGS@ ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-core.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-flt.la ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-gui.la
+libm17n_gd_la_LIBADD = @GD_LD_FLAGS@ @FREETYPE_LD_FLAGS@ libm17n-core.la libm17n.la libm17n-flt.la libm17n-gui.la
 libm17n_gd_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module
 
 endif
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@
 noinst_PROGRAMS = linkcore linkshell linkgui
 
 linkcore_SOURCES = linkcore.c
-linkcore_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-core.la
+linkcore_LDADD = libm17n-core.la
 linkcore_LDFLAGS = -static
 
 linkshell_SOURCES = linkshell.c
-linkshell_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n.la
+linkshell_LDADD = libm17n.la
 linkshell_LDFLAGS = -static
 
 linkgui_SOURCES = linkgui.c
-linkgui_LDADD = ${top_builddir}/src/libm17n-gui.la
+linkgui_LDADD = libm17n-gui.la
 linkgui_LDFLAGS = -static
 endif