diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 277ae73619..d0847c5bc9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper$(EXESUF): LIBS += -lcap
 qemu-img-cmds.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-img-cmds.hx
 	$(call quiet-command,sh $(SRC_PATH)/scripts/hxtool -h < $< > $@,"  GEN   $@")
 
-qapi-dir := $(BUILD_DIR)/qapi-generated
+qapi-dir := qapi-generated
 qemu-ga$(EXESUF): LIBS = $(LIBS_QGA)
 qemu-ga$(EXESUF): QEMU_CFLAGS += -I $(qapi-dir)