diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0382438..c722388 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ SUBDIRS = about events docs office
 
 include default.mk
 
+default.mk: default.mk.in
+	echo 'ROOT = '`pwd` > $@
+	cat $< >> $@
+
diff --git a/default.mk b/default.mk.in
similarity index 96%
rename from default.mk
rename to default.mk.in
index c2186f7..9332358 100755
--- a/default.mk
+++ b/default.mk.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-ROOT=$(HOME)/csc/web
 
 #DEBUG = 1
 OUTPUTS=$(INPUTS:.xml=.html)