diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dec0845c07af..3e134ec4c3d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ else
 _all: modules
 endif
 
-srctree		:= $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),$(KBUILD_SRC),$(CURDIR))
+srctree		:= $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),$(KBUILD_SRC),.)
 objtree		:= .
 src		:= $(srctree)
 obj		:= $(objtree)
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ _modinst_:
 	@rm -rf $(MODLIB)/kernel
 	@rm -f $(MODLIB)/source
 	@mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/kernel
-	@ln -s $(srctree) $(MODLIB)/source
+	@ln -s `cd $(srctree) && /bin/pwd` $(MODLIB)/source
 	@if [ ! $(objtree) -ef  $(MODLIB)/build ]; then \
 		rm -f $(MODLIB)/build ; \
 		ln -s $(CURDIR) $(MODLIB)/build ; \