diff --git a/util/bincfg/Makefile b/util/bincfg/Makefile
index 2dc5073f4a..ca375a5c13 100644
--- a/util/bincfg/Makefile
+++ b/util/bincfg/Makefile
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ $(TARGET).tab.c $(TARGET).tab.h: $(TARGET).y
 
 # Use this target to generate GbE for X200
 gen-gbe-ich9m: $(TARGET)
-	./bincfg gbe-ich9m.spec gbe-ich9m.set gbe1.bin
+	$(abspath $(TARGET)) gbe-ich9m.spec gbe-ich9m.set gbe1.bin
 	# duplicate binary as per spec
 	cat gbe1.bin gbe1.bin > flashregion_3_gbe.bin
 	rm -f gbe1.bin
 
 # Use this target to generate GbE for X220/x230
 gen-gbe-82579LM: $(TARGET)
-	./bincfg gbe-82579LM.spec gbe-82579LM.set gbe1.bin
+	$(abspath $(TARGET)) gbe-82579LM.spec gbe-82579LM.set gbe1.bin
 	# duplicate binary as per spec
 	cat gbe1.bin gbe1.bin > flashregion_3_gbe.bin
 	rm -f gbe1.bin
 
 # Use this target to generate IFD for X200
 gen-ifd-x200: $(TARGET)
-	./bincfg ifd-x200.spec ifd-x200.set flashregion_0_fd.bin
+	$(abspath $(TARGET)) ifd-x200.spec ifd-x200.set flashregion_0_fd.bin
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.lex.c *.tab.c *.tab.h *.o bincfg flashregion_0_fd.bin flashregion_3_gbe.bin