diff --git a/gdk/broadway/Makefile.am b/gdk/broadway/Makefile.am
index 423c243dfe..592322ec7f 100644
--- a/gdk/broadway/Makefile.am
+++ b/gdk/broadway/Makefile.am
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ libbroadway_la_SOURCES =		\
 	broadway.c
 
 clienthtml.h: client.html
-	$(PERL) ./toarray.pl client.html client_html > $@
+	$(PERL) $(srcdir)/toarray.pl $(srcdir)/client.html client_html > $@
 
 EXTRA_DIST += client.html
 
 broadwayjs.h: broadway.js
-	$(PERL) ./toarray.pl broadway.js broadway_js > $@
+	$(PERL) $(srcdir)/toarray.pl $(srcdir)/broadway.js broadway_js > $@
 
 EXTRA_DIST += broadway.js