diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.autoconf b/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
index e3c88badb52..47c49a018bf 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ ifdef building_out_of_srctree
 	else									\
 		dest=arch/$(ARCH)/include/asm/arch-$(if $(SOC),$(SOC),$(CPU));	\
 	fi;									\
-	ln -fsn $(srctree)/$$dest include/asm/arch
+	ln -fsn $(abs_srctree)/$$dest include/asm/arch
 else
 	$(Q)if [ -d arch/$(ARCH)/mach-$(SOC)/include/mach ]; then	\
 		dest=../../mach-$(SOC)/include/mach;			\