diff --git a/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am b/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am
index 344c0bf2..e61b41f3 100644
--- a/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am
+++ b/WindowMaker/Defaults/Makefile.am
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ WMState: $(srcdir)/WMState.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN)sed -e "s:#wprefs#:$(wpexecbindir)/WPrefs:" $(srcdir)/WMState.in > WMState ; \
 	chmod 644 WMState
 
-WMRootMenu: $(srcdir)/../plmenu
-	$(AM_V_GEN)cp -f $(srcdir)/../plmenu WMRootMenu
+WMRootMenu: ./../plmenu
+	$(AM_V_GEN)cp -f ./../plmenu WMRootMenu