diff --git a/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile b/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile
index cda913a1e9c..41f40772df0 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/traceroute/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
-TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR?= ${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/traceroute
+TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR?= ${SRCTOP}/contrib/traceroute
 .PATH: ${TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR}
 
 PROG=	traceroute
diff --git a/usr.sbin/traceroute6/Makefile b/usr.sbin/traceroute6/Makefile
index fc0b5fe63c8..8cd765f0557 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/traceroute6/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/traceroute6/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR?= ${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/traceroute
+TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR?= ${SRCTOP}/contrib/traceroute
 .PATH: ${TRACEROUTE_DISTDIR}
 
 PROG=	traceroute6