diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 58fc41311db6f526aa48bde59b8c09448e397f3c..1a2860c4f21e90bf61f2215e52a2e879d5b5bb03 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ CXXFLAGS +=  -D_USE_ELETTRA_DB_RW
 
 LDFLAGS +=  -lboost_thread
 
-include ./.makefiles/Make-9.3.3.in
+include ../makefiles/Make-9.3.3.in
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fde3c8037d42d5be74e7f9ca2322d68faeed0228..380acbde429debe0209d7be7642acc30bc1a98dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Elettra alarm-handler Tango device
 
 
 ## building
-git clone --recursive http://github.com/ELETTRA-SincrotroneTrieste/alarm-handler.git
+git clone http://github.com/ELETTRA-SincrotroneTrieste/makefiles.git
+git clone http://github.com/ELETTRA-SincrotroneTrieste/alarm-handler.git
 
 cd alarm-handler