diff --git a/scripts/dkms.mkconf b/scripts/dkms.mkconf
index dde8ee8cba5d..6cd8ab53b8ee 100755
--- a/scripts/dkms.mkconf
+++ b/scripts/dkms.mkconf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PRE_BUILD="configure
   --with-config=kernel
   --with-linux=\${kernel_source_dir}
   --with-linux-obj=\${kernel_source_dir}
-  --with-spl=\${dkms_tree}/spl/\${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build
+  --with-spl=\${$source_tree}/spl-\${PACKAGE_VERSION}/
   --with-spl-obj=\${dkms_tree}/spl/\${PACKAGE_VERSION}/\${kernelver}/\${arch}
   --with-spl-timeout=300
   \$(