diff --git a/lib/krb5/error/compile_et b/lib/com_err/compile_et.in
similarity index 64%
rename from lib/krb5/error/compile_et
rename to lib/com_err/compile_et.in
index 262e8a80a..568e6f9dc 100755
--- a/lib/krb5/error/compile_et
+++ b/lib/com_err/compile_et.in
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-file=`dirname $0`/compile_et.awk
+file=@srcdir@/compile_et.awk
 
 if [ ! -f $file ]; then
 	echo "compile_et: File not found: $file"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-awk -f $file $1
+@AWK@ -f $file $1
diff --git a/lib/error/compile_et.in b/lib/error/compile_et.in
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..568e6f9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/error/compile_et.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+file=@srcdir@/compile_et.awk
+
+if [ ! -f $file ]; then
+	echo "compile_et: File not found: $file"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+@AWK@ -f $file $1
diff --git a/lib/krb5/error/compile_et.in b/lib/krb5/error/compile_et.in
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..568e6f9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/krb5/error/compile_et.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+file=@srcdir@/compile_et.awk
+
+if [ ! -f $file ]; then
+	echo "compile_et: File not found: $file"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+@AWK@ -f $file $1