diff --git a/src/lms-api/proto/auth.proto b/lms-api/proto/auth.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lms-api/proto/auth.proto
rename to lms-api/proto/auth.proto
diff --git a/src/lms-api/proto/collection.proto b/lms-api/proto/collection.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lms-api/proto/collection.proto
rename to lms-api/proto/collection.proto
diff --git a/src/lms-api/proto/common.proto b/lms-api/proto/common.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lms-api/proto/common.proto
rename to lms-api/proto/common.proto
diff --git a/src/lms-api/proto/media.proto b/lms-api/proto/media.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lms-api/proto/media.proto
rename to lms-api/proto/media.proto
diff --git a/src/lms-api/proto/messages.proto b/lms-api/proto/messages.proto
similarity index 100%
rename from src/lms-api/proto/messages.proto
rename to lms-api/proto/messages.proto
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e537e5c2..2f9310ae 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ MOSTLYCLEANFILES = \
 	$(builddir)/messages.pb.cc		\
 	$(builddir)/messages.pb.h
 
-%.pb.cc %.pb.h: $(srcdir)/lms-api/proto/%.proto
-	$(PROTOC) --proto_path=$(srcdir)/lms-api/proto/ --cpp_out=$(builddir)/ $^
+%.pb.cc %.pb.h: $(top_srcdir)/lms-api/proto/%.proto
+	$(PROTOC) --proto_path=$(top_srcdir)/lms-api/proto/ --cpp_out=$(builddir)/ $^
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index d551d4f7..e4cedacb 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = \
 
 remote_client_CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -DBOOST_LOG_DYN_LINK -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 
-%.pb.cc %.pb.h: $(top_srcdir)/src/lms-api/proto/%.proto
-	$(PROTOC) --proto_path=$(top_srcdir)/src/lms-api/proto/ --cpp_out=$(builddir)/ $^
+%.pb.cc %.pb.h: $(top_srcdir)/lms-api/proto/%.proto
+	$(PROTOC) --proto_path=$(top_srcdir)/lms-api/proto/ --cpp_out=$(builddir)/ $^
 
 endif