diff --git a/applets/Makefile b/applets/Makefile
index 155279942..0d892f5e5 100644
--- a/applets/Makefile
+++ b/applets/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/applets
 APPLETS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/archival/Makefile b/archival/Makefile
index 2cb5ebc95..66da4afc1 100644
--- a/archival/Makefile
+++ b/archival/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 ARCHIVAL_DIR:=./
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/archival
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/console-tools/Makefile b/console-tools/Makefile
index 202b5347d..87a242b51 100644
--- a/console-tools/Makefile
+++ b/console-tools/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/console/tools
 CONSOLETOOLS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/coreutils/Makefile b/coreutils/Makefile
index f7fdc4bab..c29f3a934 100644
--- a/coreutils/Makefile
+++ b/coreutils/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/coreutils
 SHELLUTILS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/debianutils/Makefile b/debianutils/Makefile
index 614bfbe92..3d240b7bc 100644
--- a/debianutils/Makefile
+++ b/debianutils/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/debianutils
 DEBIANUTILS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index a42290ee0..0efa9bb3b 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/e2fsprogs
 E2FSPROGS_DIR:=./
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
 -include $(top_builddir)/.depend
diff --git a/editors/Makefile b/editors/Makefile
index 941c4c76d..22790095a 100644
--- a/editors/Makefile
+++ b/editors/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/editors
 EDITOR_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/findutils/Makefile b/findutils/Makefile
index b02d69c99..f152c8126 100644
--- a/findutils/Makefile
+++ b/findutils/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/findutils
 FINDUTILS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/init/Makefile b/init/Makefile
index 828971ab1..63816f6aa 100644
--- a/init/Makefile
+++ b/init/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/init
 INIT_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/libbb/Makefile b/libbb/Makefile
index 1d4f547c7..98b144c10 100644
--- a/libbb/Makefile
+++ b/libbb/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/libbb
 LIBBB_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/libpwdgrp/Makefile b/libpwdgrp/Makefile
index 270cf53dd..630a7688f 100644
--- a/libpwdgrp/Makefile
+++ b/libpwdgrp/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/libpwgrp
 LIBPWDGRP_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/loginutils/Makefile b/loginutils/Makefile
index bbf28130e..b81f42964 100644
--- a/loginutils/Makefile
+++ b/loginutils/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/loginutils
 LOGINUTILS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/miscutils/Makefile b/miscutils/Makefile
index 64cd56e30..91b31ec9e 100644
--- a/miscutils/Makefile
+++ b/miscutils/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/miscutils
 MISCUTILS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/modutils/Makefile b/modutils/Makefile
index fa7a2a31e..65090c5a2 100644
--- a/modutils/Makefile
+++ b/modutils/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/modutils
 MODUTILS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/networking/Makefile b/networking/Makefile
index 98bd7f880..c3f2d79c9 100644
--- a/networking/Makefile
+++ b/networking/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/networking
 NETWORKING_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/procps/Makefile b/procps/Makefile
index 179371a18..1db6ffa58 100644
--- a/procps/Makefile
+++ b/procps/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/procps
 PROCPS_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/shell/Makefile b/shell/Makefile
index c29ec3464..9590f524e 100644
--- a/shell/Makefile
+++ b/shell/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/shell
 SHELL_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/sysklogd/Makefile b/sysklogd/Makefile
index e6594f025..0ae4f1d35 100644
--- a/sysklogd/Makefile
+++ b/sysklogd/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/sysklogd
 SYSKLOGD_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
diff --git a/util-linux/Makefile b/util-linux/Makefile
index de51b7594..9a53470a4 100644
--- a/util-linux/Makefile
+++ b/util-linux/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ top_builddir=..
 endif
 srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/util-linux
 UTILLINUX_DIR:=./
-include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_srcdir)/Rules.mak
 include $(top_builddir)/.config
 include Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)