diff --git a/configure/RULES_BUILD b/configure/RULES_BUILD
index a0699e5d2..0c6e7bd9e 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_BUILD
+++ b/configure/RULES_BUILD
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ else
 INSTALL_TEMPLATES_SUBDIR = $(INSTALL_TEMPLATES)
 endif
 
+HTMLS_DIR ?= .
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 #	First target
 
diff --git a/src/std/Makefile b/src/std/Makefile
index 63ef02054..cde499d75 100644
--- a/src/std/Makefile
+++ b/src/std/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ TOP=../..
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
 STDDIR=$(TOP)/src/std
-HTMLS_DIR = std
 
 LIBRARY_IOC += dbRecStd
 dbRecStd_LIBS = dbCore ca Com
diff --git a/src/tools/Makefile b/src/tools/Makefile
index 88707df47..d62e4bba1 100644
--- a/src/tools/Makefile
+++ b/src/tools/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ PERL_SCRIPTS += dbdExpand.pl
 PERL_SCRIPTS += dbdToHtml.pl
 PERL_SCRIPTS += registerRecordDeviceDriver.pl
 
-HTMLS_DIR = std
 HTMLS = style.css
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES