diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5a14ad..0234491 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 AS_IF([test "x$CHIPS" == "x"], [CHIPS="p9"])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile.generated],
-    [${srcdir}/gen_makefile.sh "$myChips" > Makefile.generated],
+    [${srcdir}/gen_makefile.sh ${srcdir} "$myChips" > Makefile.generated],
     [myChips="$CHIPS"])
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],, [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find phosphor-logging...openbmc/phosphor-logging package required])])
diff --git a/gen_makefile.sh b/gen_makefile.sh
index a6fc076..f5150fc 100755
--- a/gen_makefile.sh
+++ b/gen_makefile.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 files=()
+dir=$1
+args=("$@")
+
 echo "openpower_procedures_cpp_files = \\"
-for type in "$@";
+for ((i=1; i<${#args[@]}; ++i));
 do
+    type=${args[$i]}
     type=${type// /} #remove spaces
-    for file in $(ls procedures/$type/*.cpp);
+    for file in $(ls $dir/procedures/$type/*.cpp);
     do
         files+=($file)
     done