diff --git a/conserver/Makefile.in b/conserver/Makefile.in
index 7fc7895..abdf622 100644
--- a/conserver/Makefile.in
+++ b/conserver/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ### Path settings
 datarootdir = @datarootdir@
 srcdir = @srcdir@
+VPATH = @srcdir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@