diff --git a/cmd/zpios/Makefile.am b/cmd/zpios/Makefile.am
index 94a218d679..91029dbe70 100644
--- a/cmd/zpios/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zpios/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 sbin_PROGRAMS = zpios
 
 zpios_SOURCES = \
-	zpios.h \
-	zpios_main.c \
-	zpios_util.c
+	$(top_srcdir)/cmd/zpios/zpios.h \
+	$(top_srcdir)/cmd/zpios/zpios_main.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/cmd/zpios/zpios_util.c
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 48f3d4bc58..a1cb51e9a1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([ Makefile
                   doc/Makefile
                   scripts/Makefile
                   lib/Makefile
+                  lib/libspl/Makefile
                   lib/libavl/Makefile
                   lib/libnvpair/Makefile
                   lib/libuutil/Makefile
diff --git a/lib/libspl/Makefile.am b/lib/libspl/Makefile.am
index 451995830f..7a2f538c4b 100644
--- a/lib/libspl/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libspl/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
-DEFAULT_INCLUDES  = -I${libdir}/libspl/include
+DEFAULT_INCLUDES = \
+	-I${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libspl.la
 
-libspl_la_SOURCES = list.c \
-                    mkdirp.c \
-                    strlcat.c \
-                    strlcpy.c \
-                    strnlen.c \
-                    u8_textprep.c \
-                    include/sys/list.h \
-                    include/sys/list_impl.h
+libspl_la_SOURCES = \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/list.c \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/mkdirp.c \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/strlcat.c \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/strlcpy.c \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/strnlen.c \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/u8_textprep.c \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/include/sys/list.h \
+	${top_srcdir}/lib/libspl/include/sys/list_impl.h