diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 530de53401..e6b1927816 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ check-driverimpls:
 
 check-aclrules:
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-aclrules.pl \
-		$(STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES)
+		$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(filter-out /%,$(STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES)))
 
 EXTRA_DIST += check-driverimpls.pl check-aclrules.pl