diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b422b8b..4ec1426 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@
   - env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq make git autoconf automake libtool bison texinfo texlive texlive-generic-recommended texlive-extra-utils help2man gtk-doc-tools valgrind abigail-tools
   script:
   - ./bootstrap
-  - ./configure --enable-gcc-warnings
+  - mkdir b
+  - cd b
+  - ../configure --enable-gcc-warnings
   - make -j$(nproc)
   - make -j$(nproc) check
   - make abi-check
-  - make syntax-check dist
+  - make syntax-check distcheck
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 weeks
     when: on_success
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
   - make -j$(nproc)
   - make -j$(nproc) check
   - make abi-check
-  - make syntax-check distcheck
+  - make syntax-check dist
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 2 weeks
     when: on_success
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 87ac3c6..c6bf943 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
 	echo $(VERSION) > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
 dist-hook: gen-ChangeLog
 	echo $(VERSION) > $(distdir)/.tarball-version
-	if test -d "$(top_srcdir)/devel";then \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir) abi-check-latest; \
+	if test -d "$(top_srcdir)/devel"; then \
+		$(MAKE) -C $(top_builddir) abi-check-latest; \
 		make -C doc/ compare-makefile; \
 	fi