diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d7a146f0..503233b7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = ChangeLog
 
 .PHONY: ChangeLog
 ChangeLog:
-	git --git-dir $(top_srcdir)/../.git log > ChangeLog || touch ChangeLog
+	git --git-dir $(top_srcdir)/.git log > ChangeLog || touch ChangeLog
 
 dist-hook: ChangeLog