diff --git a/wxPython/contrib/ogl/build.cfg b/wxPython/contrib/ogl/build.cfg
index 16b05ded66..8feb3ef061 100644
--- a/wxPython/contrib/ogl/build.cfg
+++ b/wxPython/contrib/ogl/build.cfg
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ else:
 	$(CCC) $(CCSHARED) $(CFLAGS) $(OTHERCFLAGS) -c $<
 
 contrib :
-	ln -s $(WXWIN)/contrib contrib
+	ln -s $(WXDIR)/contrib contrib
 
 """
 
diff --git a/wxPython/contrib/stc/build.cfg b/wxPython/contrib/stc/build.cfg
index 21c0d9d811..12f48adb22 100644
--- a/wxPython/contrib/stc/build.cfg
+++ b/wxPython/contrib/stc/build.cfg
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ else:
 	$(CCC) $(CCSHARED) $(CFLAGS) $(OTHERCFLAGS) -c $<
 
 contrib :
-	ln -s $(WXWIN)/contrib contrib
+	ln -s $(WXDIR)/contrib contrib
 
 '''