diff --git a/libgimp/Makefile.am b/libgimp/Makefile.am
index 823c5780d5..d99d0cd1fc 100644
--- a/libgimp/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgimp/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ libgimpcolor = $(top_builddir)/libgimpcolor/libgimpcolor-$(GIMP_API_VERSION).la
 libgimpconfig = $(top_builddir)/libgimpconfig/libgimpconfig-$(GIMP_API_VERSION).la
 libgimpmodule = $(top_builddir)/libgimpmodule/libgimpmodule-$(GIMP_API_VERSION).la
 libgimpwidgets = $(top_builddir)/libgimpwidgets/libgimpwidgets-$(GIMP_API_VERSION).la
-libgimp = $(top_builddir)/libgimp/libgimp-$(GIMP_API_VERSION).la
+libgimp = ./libgimp-$(GIMP_API_VERSION).la
 
 if PLATFORM_WIN32
 no_undefined = -no-undefined