diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 02c577a5e..4b05185cf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-10-31  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@src.lip6.fr>
+
+	* doc/Makefile.am ($(srcdir)/spotref.pdf): Make sure to work in
+	$(srcdir).
+
 2003-10-30  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@src.lip6.fr>
 
 	* m4/gspnlib.m4: Define LIBGSPNESRG_LDFLAGS.
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 32975d029..29218e7d1 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spot.html: $(srcdir)/stamp
 spot.latex: $(srcdir)/stamp
 
 $(srcdir)/spotref.pdf: $(srcdir)/stamp
-	cd spot.latex \
+	cd $(srcdir)/spot.latex \
 	  && texi2dvi --pdf refman.tex \
 	  && cd .. && mv -f spot.latex/refman.pdf $@