diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 15abf12..5e03b54 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 )
 
 AC_ARG_VAR(YAML_PATH, [The path to the yaml config files.])
-AS_IF([test "x$YAML_PATH" == "x"], [YAML_PATH="$srcdir/example"])
+AS_IF([test "x$YAML_PATH" == "x"], [YAML_PATH="\${top_srcdir}/src/example"])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile src/test/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0380f6c..c886d3a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PYTHON) ${PDMGEN} \
 		-t generated.mako.hpp \
 		-p "${TEMPLATESEARCH}" \
-		-d ${srcdir}/example \
+		-d $(YAML_PATH) \
 		-o ${builddir}/$@ \
 		generate-cpp
 
diff --git a/src/test/Makefile.am b/src/test/Makefile.am
index 324eec7..aaae1ff 100644
--- a/src/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/test/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(PYTHON) $(PDMGEN) \
 		-t pathgentest.mako.hpp \
 		-p "${TEMPLATESEARCH}" \
-		-d yaml/pathgentest \
+		-d ${srcdir}/yaml/pathgentest \
 		-o $(builddir)/$@ \
 		generate-cpp
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(PYTHON) $(PDMGEN) \
 		-t propertygentest.mako.hpp \
 		-p "${TEMPLATESEARCH}" \
-		-d yaml/propertygentest \
+		-d ${srcdir}/yaml/propertygentest \
 		-o $(builddir)/$@ \
 		generate-cpp
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(PYTHON) $(PDMGEN) \
 		-t propertywatchgentest.mako.hpp \
 		-p "${TEMPLATESEARCH}" \
-		-d yaml/propertywatchgentest \
+		-d ${srcdir}/yaml/propertywatchgentest \
 		-o $(builddir)/$@ \
 		generate-cpp
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(PYTHON) $(PDMGEN) \
 		-t callbackgentest.mako.hpp \
 		-p "${TEMPLATESEARCH}" \
-		-d yaml/callbackgentest \
+		-d ${srcdir}/yaml/callbackgentest \
 		-o $(builddir)/$@ \
 		generate-cpp
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(PYTHON) $(PDMGEN) \
 		-t callbackgroupgentest.mako.hpp \
 		-p "${TEMPLATESEARCH}" \
-		-d yaml/callbackgroupgentest \
+		-d ${srcdir}/yaml/callbackgroupgentest \
 		-o $(builddir)/$@ \
 		generate-cpp
 
@@ -176,6 +176,6 @@
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(PYTHON) $(PDMGEN) \
 		-t conditiongentest.mako.hpp \
 		-p "${TEMPLATESEARCH}" \
-		-d yaml/conditiongentest \
+		-d ${srcdir}/yaml/conditiongentest \
 		-o $(builddir)/$@ \
 		generate-cpp