diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in b/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in
index e8f36cd8906..9010f3bc437 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ distdir: $(DISTFILES)
 	@for file in $(DISTFILES); do \
 	  if test -f $$file; then d=.; else d=$(srcdir); fi; \
 	  if test -d $$d/$$file; then \
-	    cp -pr $$/$$file $(distdir)/$$file; \
+	    cp -pr $$d/$$file $(distdir)/$$file; \
 	  else \
 	    test -f $(distdir)/$$file \
 	    || ln $$d/$$file $(distdir)/$$file 2> /dev/null \