diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index 32268e7..dbc128f 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ LDFLAGS = -shared
 
 all: svmc.so
 
-svmc.so: svmc_wrap.o ../svm.o
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o svmc.so svmc_wrap.o ../svm.o
+svmc.so: svmc_wrap.o svm.o
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o svmc.so svmc_wrap.o svm.o
 
 svmc_wrap.o: svmc_wrap.c ../svm.h
 	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c svmc_wrap.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ svmc_wrap.o: svmc_wrap.c ../svm.h
 svmc_wrap.c: svmc.i
 	$(SWIG) -python -noproxy svmc.i
 
-../svm.o: ../svm.cpp ../svm.h
-	cd ..; $(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c svm.cpp
+svm.o: ../svm.cpp ../svm.h
+	$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -fPIC -c ../svm.cpp -o svm.o
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *~ *.o *.so *.pyc *.pyo