diff --git a/bindings/python/Makefile.am b/bindings/python/Makefile.am
index 03f8479c4c..9c1b36794e 100644
--- a/bindings/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/python/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pygstrtspserver_PYTHON =
 pygstrtspserverexecdir = $(pkgpyexecdir)
 pygstrtspserverexec_LTLIBRARIES = rtspserver.la
 
-DEFS = rtspserver-types.defs rtspserver.defs
+DEFS = $(srcdir)/rtspserver-types.defs $(srcdir)/rtspserver.defs
 defs_DATA = $(DEFS)
 defsdir = $(pkgdatadir)/$(GST_MAJORMINOR)/defs
 OVERRIDES = rtspserver.override
diff --git a/bindings/vala/Makefile.am b/bindings/vala/Makefile.am
index 706cf19a33..c1fd597a05 100644
--- a/bindings/vala/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/vala/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 
-VAPI_FILES = gst-rtsp-server-0.10.deps
-DEPS_FILES = gst-rtsp-server-0.10.vapi
+DEPS_FILES = gst-rtsp-server-0.10.deps
+VAPI_FILES = gst-rtsp-server-0.10.vapi
 
 gst-rtsp-server-0.10.deps:
-	cp packages/gst-rtsp-server-0.10.deps $@
+	cp $(srcdir)/packages/gst-rtsp-server-0.10.deps $@
     
 vapidir = $(VAPIDIR)
 vapi_DATA = $(VAPI_FILES) $(DEPS_FILES)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = packages $(DEPS_FILES)
+EXTRA_DIST = packages $(VAPI_FILES)