diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 186e0bf..506dbc3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -128,15 +128,17 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([uriparser-dir],
         ]
        )
 
-SAFEC_STUB_DIR='$(abs_top_builddir)/safe_c_stub'
-AC_SUBST(SAFEC_STUB_DIR)
-safecdir="$SAFEC_STUB_DIR" 
-AC_SUBST([SAFEC_DIR], "$safecdir")
-AC_SUBST([SAFEC_CFLAGS], "$safecdir/include")
-AC_SUBST([SAFEC_LDFLAGS], "$safecdir/lib")
-
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -I$safecdir/include"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$safecdir/lib"
+SAFEC_STUB_SRCDIR='$(abs_top_srcdir)/safe_c_stub'
+SAFEC_STUB_BLDDIR='$(abs_top_builddir)/safe_c_stub'
+AC_SUBST(SAFEC_STUB_SRCDIR)
+safecsrcdir="$SAFEC_STUB_SRCDIR"
+safecblddir="$SAFEC_STUB_BLDDIR" 
+AC_SUBST([SAFEC_DIR], "$safecsrcdir")
+AC_SUBST([SAFEC_CFLAGS], "$safecsrcdir/include")
+AC_SUBST([SAFEC_LDFLAGS], "$safecblddir/lib")
+
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -I$safecsrcdir/include"
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$safecblddir/lib"
 LIBS="$LIBS -lsafe_lib"
 
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/usr/local/est])
diff --git a/example/client-simple/Makefile.am b/example/client-simple/Makefile.am
index c7eb0cd..cc8e2d5 100644
--- a/example/client-simple/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/client-simple/Makefile.am
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ DL=
 else
 DL=-ldl
 endif
-estclient_simple_LDFLAGS = -L../../src/est/.libs $(DL) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
+estclient_simple_LDFLAGS = -L$(abs_top_builddir)/src/est/.libs $(DL) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
diff --git a/example/client/Makefile.am b/example/client/Makefile.am
index 6b24fb9..7342d4c 100644
--- a/example/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/client/Makefile.am
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ else
 PTHREAD=-lpthread
 endif
 
-estclient_LDFLAGS = -L../../src/est/.libs $(DL) $(PTHREAD) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
\ No newline at end of file
+estclient_LDFLAGS = -L$(abs_top_builddir)/src/est/.libs $(DL) $(PTHREAD) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
diff --git a/example/proxy/Makefile.am b/example/proxy/Makefile.am
index 5b1e629..b1dedfb 100644
--- a/example/proxy/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/proxy/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ else
 PTHREAD=-lpthread
 endif
 
-estproxy_LDFLAGS = -L../../src/est/.libs $(DL) $(PTHREAD) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
+estproxy_LDFLAGS = -L$(abs_top_builddir)/src/est/.libs $(DL) $(PTHREAD) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
 
 EXTRA_DIST = createRA.sh runproxy.sh estExampleCA.cnf
diff --git a/example/server/Makefile.am b/example/server/Makefile.am
index ca7d111..0e0cb5f 100644
--- a/example/server/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/server/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ else
 PTHREAD=-lpthread
 endif
 
-estserver_LDFLAGS = -L../../src/est/.libs $(DL) $(PTHREAD) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
+estserver_LDFLAGS = -L$(abs_top_builddir)/src/est/.libs $(DL) $(PTHREAD) -lest -lssl -lcrypto
 
 EXTRA_DIST = ossl_srv.h apps.h createCA.sh ext.cnf ESTcommon.sh runserver.sh estExampleCA.cnf extExampleCA.cnf