diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index bbf2c34..314807b 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,40 +1,22 @@
 noinst_PROGRAMS = nfsclient-async nfsclient-raw nfsclient-sync nfsclient-bcast nfsclient-listservers
 
-nfsclient_async_CPPFLAGS = \
+AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/include \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/mount \
+	-I../mount \
+	-I../nfs \
+	-I../rquota \
+	-I../portmap \
 	"-D_U_=__attribute__((unused))"
+
+AM_LDFLAGS = ../lib/.libs/libnfs.la
+
 nfsclient_async_SOURCES = nfsclient-async.c
-nfsclient_async_LDADD = $(abs_top_srcdir)/lib/.libs/libnfs.la
 
-nfsclient_raw_CPPFLAGS = \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/include \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/mount \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/nfs \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/rquota \
-	"-D_U_=__attribute__((unused))"
 nfsclient_raw_SOURCES = nfsclient-raw.c
-nfsclient_raw_LDADD = $(abs_top_srcdir)/lib/.libs/libnfs.la
 
-nfsclient_sync_CPPFLAGS = \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/include \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/mount \
-	"-D_U_=__attribute__((unused))"
 nfsclient_sync_SOURCES = nfsclient-sync.c
-nfsclient_sync_LDADD = $(abs_top_srcdir)/lib/.libs/libnfs.la
 
-nfsclient_bcast_CPPFLAGS = \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/include \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/mount \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/portmap \
-	"-D_U_=__attribute__((unused))"
 nfsclient_bcast_SOURCES = nfsclient-bcast.c
-nfsclient_bcast_LDADD = $(abs_top_srcdir)/lib/.libs/libnfs.la
 
-nfsclient_listservers_CPPFLAGS = \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/include \
-	-I$(abs_top_srcdir)/mount \
-	"-D_U_=__attribute__((unused))"
 nfsclient_listservers_SOURCES = nfsclient-listservers.c
-nfsclient_listservers_LDADD = $(abs_top_srcdir)/lib/.libs/libnfs.la
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index ba0eb43..221034f 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libnfs.la
 
 libnfs_la_CPPFLAGS = -I$(abs_top_srcdir)/include \
-		     -I$(abs_top_srcdir)/mount \
-		     -I$(abs_top_srcdir)/nfs \
-		     -I$(abs_top_srcdir)/portmap \
-		     -I$(abs_top_srcdir)/rquota \
+		     -I../mount \
+		     -I../nfs \
+		     -I../portmap \
+		     -I../rquota \
 		     "-D_U_=__attribute__((unused))"
 
 libnfs_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ libnfs_la_SOURCES = \
 
 libnfs_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 0:0:0
 libnfs_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(abs_top_srcdir)/mount/libmount.la \
-	$(abs_top_srcdir)/nfs/libnfs.la \
-	$(abs_top_srcdir)/portmap/libportmap.la \
-	$(abs_top_srcdir)/rquota/librquota.la 
+	../mount/libmount.la \
+	../nfs/libnfs.la \
+	../portmap/libportmap.la \
+	../rquota/librquota.la