diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 9b0a46702b..cccee6a0f0 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ check-driverimpls:
 check-aclrules:
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-aclrules.pl \
 		$(REMOTE_PROTOCOL) \
-		$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(filter-out /%,$(STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES)))
+		$(STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES)
 
 check-aclperms:
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-aclperms.pl \
diff --git a/src/bhyve/Makefile.inc.am b/src/bhyve/Makefile.inc.am
index 1fc100d5ab..e2b0454b31 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/bhyve/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BHYVE_DRIVER_SOURCES = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(BHYVE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(BHYVE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(BHYVE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 
 EXTRA_DIST += $(BHYVE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 
diff --git a/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am b/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am
index 5f22b90cb4..78951d4725 100644
--- a/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ INTERFACE_DRIVER_NETCF_SOURCES = interface/interface_backend_netcf.c
 INTERFACE_DRIVER_UDEV_SOURCES = interface/interface_backend_udev.c
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES) \
diff --git a/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am b/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am
index 8686e78a5d..0b4ce12c04 100644
--- a/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LIBXL_DRIVER_SOURCES = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(LIBXL_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(LIBXL_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(LIBXL_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(LIBXL_DRIVER_SOURCES) \
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am b/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
index 6aaec09fb4..bfb4969bdf 100644
--- a/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(LXC_MONITOR_PROTOCOL_GENERATED) \
 	$(LXC_MONITOR_GENERATED) \
-	$(LXC_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(LXC_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(LXC_DRIVER_SOURCES) \
 	$(LXC_MONITOR_PROTOCOL) \
diff --git a/src/network/Makefile.inc.am b/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
index 58dd90c23b..93a4fc5928 100644
--- a/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ NETWORK_LEASES_HELPER_SOURCES = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(NETWORK_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(NETWORK_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(NETWORK_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(NETWORK_DRIVER_SOURCES) \
 	$(NETWORK_DRIVER_PLATFORM_INC) \
diff --git a/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am b/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am
index 2a8c437e7b..80dc4b5c46 100644
--- a/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(NULL)
 
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
-	$(NODE_DEVICE_DRIVER_SOURCES) \
+	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(NODE_DEVICE_DRIVER_SOURCES)) \
 	$(NULL)
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am b/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
index c320b75f78..3a5fb09059 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += $(NWFILTER_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 
 if WITH_NWFILTER
diff --git a/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am b/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am
index 3f3476b2b4..234b3fa3fa 100644
--- a/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ QEMU_DRIVER_SOURCES = \
 
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(QEMU_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(QEMU_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(QEMU_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += $(QEMU_DRIVER_SOURCES)
 
 if WITH_QEMU
diff --git a/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am b/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am
index 3d77366d3c..eecc4d885e 100644
--- a/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SECRET_UTIL_SOURCES = \
 
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(SECRET_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(SECRET_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(SECRET_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(SECRET_DRIVER_SOURCES) \
 	$(SECRET_UTIL_SOURCES) \
diff --git a/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am b/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
index 1dfe48668f..434911f62c 100644
--- a/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ STORAGE_HELPER_DISK_SOURCES = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(STORAGE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(STORAGE_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(STORAGE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	$(STORAGE_DRIVER_SOURCES) \
 	$(STORAGE_DRIVER_FS_SOURCES) \
diff --git a/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am b/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am
index acada11148..d3e6e17ab6 100644
--- a/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ VZ_DRIVER_SOURCES = \
 
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(VZ_DRIVER_SOURCES)
-STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(VZ_DRIVER_SOURCES)
+STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(VZ_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 EXTRA_DIST += $(VZ_DRIVER_SOURCES)