diff --git a/automake-testsuite.spec b/automake-testsuite.spec
index befa1dd..084d55f 100644
--- a/automake-testsuite.spec
+++ b/automake-testsuite.spec
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ make check VERBOSE=1
 
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+mkdir %{buildroot}/etc
 echo /usr/local/share/aclocal >%{buildroot}/etc/aclocal_dirlist
-ln -s ../../../etc/aclocal_dirlist %{buildroot}/usr/share/aclocal/dirlist
+ln -s /etc/aclocal_dirlist %{buildroot}/usr/share/aclocal/dirlist
 install -m644 AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog NEWS README THANKS %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}
 # info's dir file is not auto ignored on some systems
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_infodir}/dir
diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index 7c9192b..6b2a9a9 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ make check VERBOSE=1
 
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+mkdir %{buildroot}/etc
 echo /usr/local/share/aclocal >%{buildroot}/etc/aclocal_dirlist
-ln -s ../../../etc/aclocal_dirlist %{buildroot}/usr/share/aclocal/dirlist
+ln -s /etc/aclocal_dirlist %{buildroot}/usr/share/aclocal/dirlist
 install -m644 AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog NEWS README THANKS %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}
 # info's dir file is not auto ignored on some systems
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_infodir}/dir