diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index a6a88137e0c..43e6657a761 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ stamps/build-uclibc-linux: $(UCLIBC_SRCDIR) $(UCLIBC_SRC_GIT) stamps/build-gcc-u
 	O="$$(realpath $(notdir $@))" \
 	ARCH=riscv$(XLEN) \
 	CROSS_COMPILE=$(UCLIBC_TUPLE)- \
-	$(MAKE) -C $(notdir $<) olddefconfig
+	$(MAKE) -C $< olddefconfig
 
 	O="$$(realpath $(notdir $@))" \
 	ARCH=riscv$(XLEN) \
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ stamps/build-uclibc-linux: $(UCLIBC_SRCDIR) $(UCLIBC_SRC_GIT) stamps/build-gcc-u
 	CROSS_COMPILE=$(UCLIBC_TUPLE)- \
 	UCLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET)" \
 	UCLIBC_EXTRA_CPPFLAGS="$(CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET)" \
-	$(MAKE) -C $(notdir $<) install
+	$(MAKE) -C $< install
 	cp -a $(notdir $@)/lib/*\.so $(SYSROOT)/usr/lib/
 	cp -a $(notdir $@)/lib/*\.so.* $(SYSROOT)/usr/lib/
 	ln -f $(SYSROOT)/usr/lib/crt1.o $(SYSROOT)/usr/lib/Scrt1.o