diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cf04873e..6ef4332b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-01-21  Joel E. Denny  <jdenny@clemson.edu>
+
+	* cfg.mk (gnulib_dir): Assume gnulib is a subdirectory.
+
 2010-01-21  Joel E. Denny  <jdenny@clemson.edu>
 
 	maint: automate PACKAGE_COPYRIGHT_YEAR update, and update it.
diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 4ecb8e22..8774d0e6 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ local-checks-to-skip = changelog-check
 
 # The local directory containing the checked-out copy of gnulib used in
 # this release.  Used solely to get a date for the "announcement" target.
-gnulib_dir = $(srcdir)/../../gnulib
+gnulib_dir = $(srcdir)/gnulib
 
 bootstrap-tools = autoconf,automake,flex,gnulib