diff --git a/lib/libevent/Makefile b/lib/libevent/Makefile
index d8cc57216cde..4d692f3cda91 100644
--- a/lib/libevent/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libevent/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PACKAGE=lib${LIB}
-.PATH:	${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/pf/libevent
+.PATH:	${SRCTOP}/contrib/pf/libevent
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>