2 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/applets/Makefile b/applets/Makefile
index 5f9167442..b566e4d12 100644
--- a/applets/Makefile
+++ b/applets/Makefile
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-TOPDIR:= ../
+top_srcdir=..
+top_builddir=..
+srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/applets
 APPLETS_DIR:=./
-include $(TOPDIR).config
-include $(TOPDIR)Rules.mak
-include Makefile.in
+include $(top_builddir)/Rules.mak
+include $(top_builddir)/.config
+include $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 all: $(libraries-y)
--include $(TOPDIR).depend
+-include $(top_builddir).depend
 
 clean:
         rm -f *.o *.a $(AR_TARGET)
diff --git a/applets/Makefile.in b/applets/Makefile.in
index afd5cbeb9..e31bb6fd9 100644
--- a/applets/Makefile.in
+++ b/applets/Makefile.in
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@
 
 APPLETS_AR:=applets.a
 ifndef $(APPLETS_DIR)
-APPLETS_DIR:=$(TOPDIR)applets/
+APPLETS_DIR:=$(top_builddir)/applets/
 endif
+srcdir=$(top_srcdir)/applets
 
 APPLET_SRC:=applets.c busybox.c
 APPLET_OBJ:= $(patsubst %.c,$(APPLETS_DIR)%.o, $(APPLET_SRC))
 
-
-
 libraries-y+=$(APPLETS_DIR)$(APPLETS_AR)
 
-$(APPLET_OBJ): $(TOPDIR).config
-
 $(APPLETS_DIR)$(APPLETS_AR): $(APPLET_OBJ)
         $(AR) -ro $@ $(APPLET_OBJ)
 
+$(APPLET_OBJ): $(top_builddir)/.config
+$(APPLET_OBJ): $(APPLETS_DIR)%.o: $(srcdir)/%.c
+        $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+