diff --git a/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile.Unix b/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile.Unix
index de077a276..241bbab65 100644
--- a/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile.Unix
+++ b/src/toolsComm/flex/Makefile.Unix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ EPICS = ../../../..
 
 include $(EPICS)/config/CONFIG
 
-SKELETON_FILE=.epicsUnix/share/bin/flex.skel.static
+SKELETON_FILE=include/flex.skel.static
 
 USR_CFLAGS = -DDEFAULT_SKELETON_FILE=\"$(SKELETON_FILE)\"
 
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ PROD = $(OBDIR)/e_flex
 
 all :: parse.h parse.c $(PROD)
 
+depends: install
+
 parse.h parse.c : parse.y
 	rm -f parse.h parse.c
 	$(YACC) -d parse.y