diff --git a/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile b/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile
index 561a8c2ff2..829cf693cc 100644
--- a/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile
+++ b/deps/amqp10_client/Makefile
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ DEP_PLUGINS = rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-plugin.mk \
 DEP_PLUGINS += elvis_mk
 dep_elvis_mk = git https://github.com/inaka/elvis.mk.git master
 
-include rabbitmq-components.mk
-include erlang.mk
+include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
+include ../../erlang.mk
 
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += rabbitmq-components.mk \
+HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
 		     git-revisions.txt
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/deps/amqp10_client/erlang.mk b/deps/amqp10_client/erlang.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 59af4a527a..0000000000
--- a/deps/amqp10_client/erlang.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../erlang.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/amqp10_client/rabbitmq-components.mk b/deps/amqp10_client/rabbitmq-components.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 43c0d35671..0000000000
--- a/deps/amqp10_client/rabbitmq-components.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../rabbitmq-components.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile b/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile
index 6208fecad7..ba77dff626 100644
--- a/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile
+++ b/deps/amqp10_common/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ DEP_PLUGINS = rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-build.mk \
 
 PLT_APPS = eunit
 
-include rabbitmq-components.mk
-include erlang.mk
+include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
+include ../../erlang.mk
 
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += rabbitmq-components.mk \
+HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
 		     git-revisions.txt
 
 -include development.post.mk
diff --git a/deps/amqp10_common/erlang.mk b/deps/amqp10_common/erlang.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 59af4a527a..0000000000
--- a/deps/amqp10_common/erlang.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../erlang.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/amqp10_common/rabbitmq-components.mk b/deps/amqp10_common/rabbitmq-components.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 43c0d35671..0000000000
--- a/deps/amqp10_common/rabbitmq-components.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../rabbitmq-components.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/amqp_client/Makefile b/deps/amqp_client/Makefile
index 43dbb62901..654a62d905 100644
--- a/deps/amqp_client/Makefile
+++ b/deps/amqp_client/Makefile
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ DEP_PLUGINS = rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-plugin.mk \
 
 PLT_APPS = ssl public_key
 
-include rabbitmq-components.mk
-include erlang.mk
+include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
+include ../../erlang.mk
 
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += rabbitmq-components.mk \
+HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
 		     git-revisions.txt
diff --git a/deps/amqp_client/erlang.mk b/deps/amqp_client/erlang.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 59af4a527a..0000000000
--- a/deps/amqp_client/erlang.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../erlang.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/amqp_client/rabbitmq-components.mk b/deps/amqp_client/rabbitmq-components.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 43c0d35671..0000000000
--- a/deps/amqp_client/rabbitmq-components.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../rabbitmq-components.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile b/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile
index 9534365364..510d6cb0fa 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile
+++ b/deps/rabbit_common/Makefile
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ DEP_PLUGINS = $(PROJECT)/mk/rabbitmq-build.mk \
 
 PLT_APPS += mnesia crypto ssl
 
-include rabbitmq-components.mk
-include erlang.mk
+include ../../rabbitmq-components.mk
+include ../../erlang.mk
 
-HEX_TARBALL_FILES += rabbitmq-components.mk \
+HEX_TARBALL_FILES += ../../rabbitmq-components.mk \
 		     git-revisions.txt \
 		     mk/rabbitmq-build.mk \
 		     mk/rabbitmq-dist.mk \
diff --git a/deps/rabbit_common/erlang.mk b/deps/rabbit_common/erlang.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 59af4a527a..0000000000
--- a/deps/rabbit_common/erlang.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../erlang.mk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deps/rabbit_common/rabbitmq-components.mk b/deps/rabbit_common/rabbitmq-components.mk
deleted file mode 120000
index 43c0d35671..0000000000
--- a/deps/rabbit_common/rabbitmq-components.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../rabbitmq-components.mk
\ No newline at end of file