diff --git a/sourcedoc/Doxyfile.in b/sourcedoc/Doxyfile.in
index 097d4a9aab..697cc5438c 100644
--- a/sourcedoc/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/sourcedoc/Doxyfile.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PROJECT_NUMBER         = @VERSION@
 # If a relative path is entered, it will be relative to the location 
 # where doxygen was started. If left blank the current directory will be used.
 
-OUTPUT_DIRECTORY       = @srcdir@
+OUTPUT_DIRECTORY       = 
 
 # The OUTPUT_LANGUAGE tag is used to specify the language in which all 
 # documentation generated by doxygen is written. Doxygen will use this 
diff --git a/sourcedoc/Makefile.am b/sourcedoc/Makefile.am
index cd5dd1c886..c446d5c753 100644
--- a/sourcedoc/Makefile.am
+++ b/sourcedoc/Makefile.am
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/common.am
 
 EXTRA_DIST = Doxyfile.in
 
+OUTPUT_DIR = .
+
 doxydoc: Doxyfile
-	doxygen ./Doxyfile
+	cd $(OUTPUT_DIR) ; doxygen ./Doxyfile
 
 distclean-local:
-	rm -rf $(srcdir)/html $(srcdir)/latex $(srcdir)/main
+	rm -rf $(OUTPUT_DIR)/html $(OUTPUT_DIR)/latex $(OUTPUT_DIR)/main
 
 .PHONY: doxydoc