diff --git a/test/php/Makefile.am b/test/php/Makefile.am
index 1625903..11974da 100755
--- a/test/php/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/php/Makefile.am
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-THRIFT = $(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
+THRIFT = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
 
 stubs: ../ThriftTest.thrift
 	$(THRIFT) --gen php ../ThriftTest.thrift
 	$(THRIFT) --gen php:inlined ../ThriftTest.thrift
 
+precross: stubs
+
 check: stubs
 
 clean-local: