diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 27fcd6cf7..ec3bf6957 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2003-08-01  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <aduret@src.lip6.fr>
 
+	* wrap/python/Makefile.am (python_PYTHON, _spot_la_SOURCES):
+	Explicitely refer to spot_wrap.cxx and spot.py as
+	$(srcdir)/spot_wrap.cxx and $(srcdir)/spot.py.
+	(spot_wrap.cxx, spot.py):
+
 	* wrap/python/Makefile.am (spot_wrap.cxx, spot.py): Lookup
 	spot.i in $(srcdir).
 
diff --git a/wrap/python/Makefile.am b/wrap/python/Makefile.am
index daa4cbc7c..8e348f889 100644
--- a/wrap/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/wrap/python/Makefile.am
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ SUBDIRS = tests
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(PYTHONINC) -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 
-python_PYTHON = spot.py
+python_PYTHON = $(srcdir)/spot.py
 pyexec_LTLIBRARIES = _spot.la
 
-_spot_la_SOURCES = spot_wrap.cxx
+_spot_la_SOURCES = $(srcdir)/spot_wrap.cxx
 _spot_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -module
 _spot_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libspot.la
 
 EXTRA_DIST = ltihooks.py spot.i
-spot_wrap.cxx: $(srcdir)/spot.i
+$(srcdir)/spot_wrap.cxx: $(srcdir)/spot.i
 	swig -c++ -python -I$(top_srcdir)/src $(srcdir)/spot.i
 
-spot.py: $(srcdir)/spot.i
+$(srcdir)/spot.py: $(srcdir)/spot.i
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) spot_wrap.cxx
 
-MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = spot_wrap.cxx spot.py
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/spot_wrap.cxx $(srcdir)/spot.py