diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0857d6f3b2..16ef011be7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3212,12 +3212,8 @@ if enabled source_path_used; then
         tests
         tools
     "
-    FILES="
-        Makefile
-        doc/texi2pod.pl
-    "
     map 'mkdir -p $v' $DIRS;
-    map '$ln_s "$source_path/$v" $v' $FILES
+    $ln_s "$source_path/Makefile" .
 fi
 
 config_files="$TMPH config.mak"
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 558277ad0c..da46cce647 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ doc/%.html: doc/%.texi $(SRC_PATH)/doc/t2h.init
 doc/%.pod: TAG = POD
 doc/%.pod: doc/%.texi
 	$(Q)$(TEXIDEP)
-	$(M)doc/texi2pod.pl $< $@
+	$(M)$(SRC_PATH)/doc/texi2pod.pl $< $@
 
 doc/%.1: TAG = MAN
 doc/%.1: doc/%.pod