diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1ec2514922a..dd7862cb8be 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ distclean-local::
 		-type f -print | xargs $(RM)
 
 all-local:
-	-${top_srcdir}/scripts/zfs-tests.sh -c
+	@if test -f ${top_builddir}/scripts/zfs-tests.sh; then \
+		${top_builddir}/scripts/zfs-tests.sh -c; \
+	fi
 
 dist-hook: gitrev
 	cp ${top_srcdir}/include/zfs_gitrev.h $(distdir)/include; \
diff --git a/cmd/zed/Makefile.am b/cmd/zed/Makefile.am
index 9c11315f2a5..fb479f9b5c7 100644
--- a/cmd/zed/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zed/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
+SUBDIRS = zed.d
+
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
 DEFAULT_INCLUDES += \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libspl/include
 
-EXTRA_DIST = zed.d/README \
-	zed.d/history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh.in
-
 sbin_PROGRAMS = zed
 
 ZED_SRC = \
@@ -47,55 +46,3 @@ zed_LDADD = \
 
 zed_LDADD += -lrt
 zed_LDFLAGS = -pthread
-
-zedconfdir = $(sysconfdir)/zfs/zed.d
-
-dist_zedconf_DATA = \
-	zed.d/zed-functions.sh \
-	zed.d/zed.rc
-
-zedexecdir = $(zfsexecdir)/zed.d
-
-dist_zedexec_SCRIPTS = \
-	zed.d/all-debug.sh \
-	zed.d/all-syslog.sh \
-	zed.d/data-notify.sh \
-	zed.d/generic-notify.sh \
-	zed.d/resilver_finish-notify.sh \
-	zed.d/scrub_finish-notify.sh \
-	zed.d/statechange-led.sh \
-	zed.d/statechange-notify.sh \
-	zed.d/vdev_clear-led.sh \
-	zed.d/vdev_attach-led.sh \
-	zed.d/pool_import-led.sh \
-	zed.d/resilver_finish-start-scrub.sh
-
-nodist_zedexec_SCRIPTS = zed.d/history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh
-
-$(nodist_zedexec_SCRIPTS): %: %.in
-	-$(SED) -e 's,@bindir\@,$(bindir),g' \
-		-e 's,@runstatedir\@,$(runstatedir),g' \
-		-e 's,@sbindir\@,$(sbindir),g' \
-		-e 's,@sysconfdir\@,$(sysconfdir),g' \
-		$< >'$@'
-
-zedconfdefaults = \
-	all-syslog.sh \
-	data-notify.sh \
-	resilver_finish-notify.sh \
-	scrub_finish-notify.sh \
-	statechange-led.sh \
-	statechange-notify.sh \
-	vdev_clear-led.sh \
-	vdev_attach-led.sh \
-	pool_import-led.sh \
-	resilver_finish-start-scrub.sh
-
-install-data-hook:
-	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)"
-	for f in $(zedconfdefaults); do \
-	  test -f "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)/$${f}" -o \
-	       -L "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)/$${f}" || \
-	    ln -s "$(zedexecdir)/$${f}" "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)"; \
-	done
-	chmod 0600 "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)/zed.rc"
diff --git a/cmd/zed/zed.d/Makefile.am b/cmd/zed/zed.d/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..716db2b2f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/zed/zed.d/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	README \
+	history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh.in
+
+zedconfdir = $(sysconfdir)/zfs/zed.d
+
+dist_zedconf_DATA = \
+	zed-functions.sh \
+	zed.rc
+
+zedexecdir = $(zfsexecdir)/zed.d
+
+dist_zedexec_SCRIPTS = \
+	all-debug.sh \
+	all-syslog.sh \
+	data-notify.sh \
+	generic-notify.sh \
+	resilver_finish-notify.sh \
+	scrub_finish-notify.sh \
+	statechange-led.sh \
+	statechange-notify.sh \
+	vdev_clear-led.sh \
+	vdev_attach-led.sh \
+	pool_import-led.sh \
+	resilver_finish-start-scrub.sh
+
+nodist_zedexec_SCRIPTS = history_event-zfs-list-cacher.sh
+
+$(nodist_zedexec_SCRIPTS): %: %.in
+	-$(SED) -e 's,@bindir\@,$(bindir),g' \
+		-e 's,@runstatedir\@,$(runstatedir),g' \
+		-e 's,@sbindir\@,$(sbindir),g' \
+		-e 's,@sysconfdir\@,$(sysconfdir),g' \
+		$< >'$@'
+
+zedconfdefaults = \
+	all-syslog.sh \
+	data-notify.sh \
+	resilver_finish-notify.sh \
+	scrub_finish-notify.sh \
+	statechange-led.sh \
+	statechange-notify.sh \
+	vdev_clear-led.sh \
+	vdev_attach-led.sh \
+	pool_import-led.sh \
+	resilver_finish-start-scrub.sh
+
+install-data-hook:
+	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)"
+	for f in $(zedconfdefaults); do \
+	  test -f "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)/$${f}" -o \
+	       -L "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)/$${f}" || \
+	    ln -s "$(zedexecdir)/$${f}" "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)"; \
+	done
+	chmod 0600 "$(DESTDIR)$(zedconfdir)/zed.rc"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e0349a18219..f2d30517b19 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	cmd/dbufstat/Makefile
 	cmd/arc_summary/Makefile
 	cmd/zed/Makefile
+	cmd/zed/zed.d/Makefile
 	cmd/raidz_test/Makefile
 	cmd/zgenhostid/Makefile
 	contrib/Makefile
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am b/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am
index 87ec7a86f5a..9f912d94664 100644
--- a/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am
@@ -11,13 +11,18 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(top_srcdir)/contrib/initramfs/README.initramfs.markdown
 
 install-initrdSCRIPTS: $(EXTRA_DIST)
-	for d in conf.d conf-hooks.d hooks scripts scripts/local-top; do \
-	  $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$$d; \
-	  cp $(top_srcdir)/contrib/initramfs/$$d/zfs \
-	    $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$$d/; \
+	for d in conf.d conf-hooks.d scripts/local-top; do \
+		$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$$d; \
+		cp $(top_srcdir)/contrib/initramfs/$$d/zfs \
+		    $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$$d/; \
 	done
-	if [ -f etc/init.d/zfs ]; then \
-	  $(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_INITCONF_DIR); \
-	  cp $(top_srcdir)/etc/init.d/zfs \
-	    $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_INITCONF_DIR)/; \
+	for d in hooks scripts; do \
+		$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$$d; \
+		cp $(top_builddir)/contrib/initramfs/$$d/zfs \
+		    $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$$d/; \
+	done
+	if [ -f $(top_builddir)/etc/init.d/zfs ]; then \
+		$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_INITCONF_DIR); \
+		cp $(top_builddir)/etc/init.d/zfs \
+		    $(DESTDIR)$(DEFAULT_INITCONF_DIR)/; \
 	fi
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am b/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
index 1549bf23793..fa1bb32ce2e 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ all-local:
 # files are later created by manually loading the Python modules.
 #
 install-exec-local:
-	$(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
+	$(PYTHON) $(builddir)/setup.py install \
 	--prefix $(prefix) \
 	--root $(DESTDIR)/ \
 	--install-lib $(pythonsitedir) \
diff --git a/module/Makefile.in b/module/Makefile.in
index 935bd266306..eca7691aedb 100644
--- a/module/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/Makefile.in
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ modules_uninstall:
 
 distdir:
 	list='$(subdir-m)'; for subdir in $$list; do \
-		(cd @top_srcdir@/module && find $$subdir -name '*.c' -o -name '*.h' -o -name '*.S' |\
-		xargs cp --parents -t $$distdir); \
+		(cd @top_srcdir@/module && find $$subdir \
+		-name '*.c' -o -name '*.h' -o -name '*.S' | \
+		xargs cp --parents -t @abs_top_builddir@/module/$$distdir); \
 	done
 
 distclean maintainer-clean: clean
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index 11e963c527a..d275a41c4e0 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ all-local:
 		-e '\|^export SBIN_DIR=|s|$$|@abs_top_builddir@/bin|' \
 		-e '\|^export ZTS_DIR=|s|$$|@abs_top_srcdir@/tests|' \
 		-e '\|^export SCRIPT_DIR=|s|$$|@abs_top_srcdir@/scripts|' \
-		common.sh.in >common.sh
+		$(abs_top_srcdir)/scripts/common.sh.in >common.sh
 	-echo "$$EXTRA_ENVIRONMENT" >>common.sh
 
 clean-local:
@@ -71,4 +71,5 @@ install-data-hook:
 		-e '\|^export SBIN_DIR=|s|$$|@sbindir@|' \
 		-e '\|^export ZTS_DIR=|s|$$|@datadir@/@PACKAGE@|' \
 		-e '\|^export SCRIPT_DIR=|s|$$|@datadir@/@PACKAGE@|' \
-		common.sh.in >$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/common.sh
+		$(abs_top_srcdir)/scripts/common.sh.in \
+		>$(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/common.sh
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/Makefile.am b/tests/runfiles/Makefile.am
index 138d905a572..4625806ff8b 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/runfiles/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/runfiles
-dist_pkgdata_DATA = *.run
+dist_pkgdata_DATA = \
+	linux.run \
+	longevity.run \
+	perf-regression.run
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/checksum/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/checksum/Makefile.am
index f72546b2259..905d991ed75 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/checksum/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/checksum/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/include
-LDADD = $(top_srcdir)/lib/libicp/libicp.la
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libicp/libicp.la
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/hkdf/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/hkdf/Makefile.am
index 3ac26ed21c1..b54e353cd96 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/hkdf/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/hkdf/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libspl/include
-LDADD = $(top_srcdir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libzpool/libzpool.la
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects