diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index 21387e36b..d95b26318 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ LIBTARGETS += $(LIBNAME) $(INSTALL_LIBS) \
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 ifneq ($(CONFIG),$(TOP)/configure)
+RULES_TOP:=$(INSTALL_LOCATION)
 -include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
 endif
 -include $(TOP)/configure/O.$(T_A)/RULES_INCLUDE
diff --git a/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl b/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
index d4c560050..87fad5828 100755
--- a/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
+++ b/configure/tools/convertRelease.pl
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ sub rulesInclude {
     foreach $app (@includes) {
 	$path = $macros{$app};
 	next unless (-r "$path/configure/RULES_BUILD");
-	print OUT "-include \$(strip \$($app))/configure/RULES_BUILD\n";
+	print OUT "RULES_TOP:=\$($app)\n";
+	print OUT "-include \$(strip \$(RULES_TOP))/configure/RULES_BUILD\n";
     }
     close OUT;
 }