diff --git a/ospfclient/Makefile.am b/ospfclient/Makefile.am
index 28dc65d165..b4e362bbb3 100644
--- a/ospfclient/Makefile.am
+++ b/ospfclient/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ libfrrospfapiclient_la_LIBADD = ../lib/libfrr.la
 sbin_PROGRAMS = ospfclient
 
 libfrrospfapiclient_la_SOURCES = \
-	ospf_apiclient.c ../ospfd/ospf_dump_api.c ../ospfd/ospf_api.c
+	ospf_apiclient.c
 
 ospfapiheaderdir = $(pkgincludedir)/ospfapi
 
diff --git a/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c b/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c
index 1590b65384..fd53ab364c 100644
--- a/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c
+++ b/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
 
 #include "ospf_apiclient.h"
 
+/* *sigh* ... can't find a better way to hammer this into automake */
+#include "ospfd/ospf_dump_api.c"
+#include "ospfd/ospf_api.c"
+
 DEFINE_MGROUP(OSPFCLIENT, "libospfapiclient")
 DEFINE_MTYPE_STATIC(OSPFCLIENT, OSPF_APICLIENT, "OSPF-API client")