diff --git a/test/haxe/Makefile.am b/test/haxe/Makefile.am
index 9b7548b..1e537d3 100644
--- a/test/haxe/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/haxe/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-THRIFT = $(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
+THRIFT = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
 THRIFTCMD = $(THRIFT) --gen haxe -r
 THRIFTTEST = $(top_srcdir)/test/ThriftTest.thrift