diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index 29e3a264ccc..9381cca9f25 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ QT_QM=$(QT_TS:.ts=.qm)
 
 SECONDARY: $(QT_QM)
 
-qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp: $(libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_wallet_a_SOURCES)
+$(srcdir)/qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp: $(libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_wallet_a_SOURCES)
 	@test -n $(XGETTEXT) || echo "xgettext is required for updating translations"
 	$(AM_V_GEN) cd $(srcdir); XGETTEXT=$(XGETTEXT) PACKAGE_NAME="$(PACKAGE_NAME)" COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS)" COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION)" $(PYTHON) ../share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py $^
 
-translate: qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(BITCOIN_QT_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_H) $(BITCOIN_MM)
+translate: $(srcdir)/qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(BITCOIN_QT_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_H) $(BITCOIN_MM)
 	@test -n $(LUPDATE) || echo "lupdate is required for updating translations"
-	$(AM_V_GEN) QT_SELECT=$(QT_SELECT) $(LUPDATE) $^ -locations relative -no-obsolete -ts qt/locale/bitcoin_en.ts
+	$(AM_V_GEN) QT_SELECT=$(QT_SELECT) $(LUPDATE) $^ -locations relative -no-obsolete -ts $(srcdir)/qt/locale/bitcoin_en.ts
 
 $(QT_QRC_LOCALE_CPP): $(QT_QRC_LOCALE) $(QT_QM)
 	@test -f $(RCC)