diff --git a/common.mak b/common.mak
index 03bc8b1a59..01d44840c8 100644
--- a/common.mak
+++ b/common.mak
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ OBJS := $(OBJS) $(ASM_OBJS) $(CPPOBJS)
 STATIC_OBJS := $(OBJS) $(STATIC_OBJS)
 SHARED_OBJS := $(OBJS) $(SHARED_OBJS)
 
-EXTRALIBS := -L$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil -lavutil$(BUILDSUF) $(EXTRALIBS)
+EXTRALIBS := -L$(BUILD_ROOT)/libavutil -lavutil$(BUILDSUF) $(EXTRALIBS)
 
 all: $(EXTRADEPS) $(LIB) $(SLIBNAME)