diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2fd5e323d..cb5277b76 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = Doxyfile
 docs: pdf html doxygen
 
 doxygen::
-	doxygen Doxyfile 2>&1 | perl tools/logger.pl > doxygen.log
+	(cd $(srcdir) && doxygen Doxyfile 2>&1 | perl tools/logger.pl ) > doxygen.log
 
 doxygen-clean:
 	rm -f -r doxygen doxygen.log