diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db923ba8..a5883d45 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ distclean: clean
 #
 # documentation
 #
-BUILDAUX:=$(PWD)/build-aux
+BUILDAUX:=./build-aux
 DOCPATH=${BUILDDIR}/doc
 MU4E_DOCHTML=${DOCPATH}/mu4e