diff --git a/tests/util/Makefile.in b/tests/util/Makefile.in
index 29babbbc49..852bc49ec3 100644
--- a/tests/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/util/Makefile.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Build rules for the OpenAFS util test suite.
 
 srcdir=@srcdir@
-abs_top_srcdir=@abs_top_srcdir@
+abs_top_builddir=@abs_top_builddir@
 include @TOP_OBJDIR@/src/config/Makefile.config
 
 CFLAGS += -I$(srcdir)/..
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ all check test tests: $(tests)
 
 ktime-t: ktime-t.o
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o ktime-t ktime-t.o ../tap/libtap.a \
-	    $(abs_top_srcdir)/lib/util.a $(XLIBS)
+	    $(abs_top_builddir)/lib/util.a $(XLIBS)
 
 exec-alt-t: exec-alt-t.o
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o exec-alt-t exec-alt-t.o ../tap/libtap.a \
-	    $(abs_top_srcdir)/lib/util.a $(XLIBS)
+	    $(abs_top_builddir)/lib/util.a $(XLIBS)
 
 install: