diff --git a/gio/tests/Makefile.am b/gio/tests/Makefile.am
index f11a992fe..e987fd113 100644
--- a/gio/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/gio/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -589,16 +589,16 @@ else
 endif
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += test_resources.c test_resources2.c test_resources2.h
-test_resources.c: test2.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies test2.gresource.xml)
+test_resources.c: test2.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies $(srcdir)/test2.gresource.xml)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(glib_compile_resources) --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(srcdir) --generate-source --c-name _g_test1 $<
 
-test_resources2.h test_resources2.c: test3.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies test3.gresource.xml)
+test_resources2.h test_resources2.c: test3.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies $(srcdir)/test3.gresource.xml)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(glib_compile_resources) --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(srcdir) --generate --c-name _g_test2 --manual-register $<
 
-plugin_resources.c: test4.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies test4.gresource.xml)
+plugin_resources.c: test4.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies $(srcdir)/test4.gresource.xml)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(glib_compile_resources) --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(srcdir) --generate-source --c-name _g_plugin $<
 
-test.gresource: test.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies test.gresource.xml)
+test.gresource: test.gresource.xml Makefile $(shell $(glib_compile_resources) --generate-dependencies $(srcdir)/test.gresource.xml)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(glib_compile_resources) --target=$@ --sourcedir=$(srcdir) $<
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libresourceplugin.la