diff --git a/dist/dattobd-dkms-conf b/dist/dattobd-dkms-conf
index 6a6e6aa7..6e2e39ab 100644
--- a/dist/dattobd-dkms-conf
+++ b/dist/dattobd-dkms-conf
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION="@MODULE_VERSION@"
 # Items below here should not have to change with each driver version
 PACKAGE_NAME="dattobd"
 PRE_BUILD="genconfig.sh ${kernelver}"
-MAKE[0]="make -C ${kernel_source_dir} SUBDIRS=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build KVER=${kernelver} modules"
+MAKE[0]="make -C ${kernel_source_dir} M=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build KVER=${kernelver} modules"
 STRIP[0]="no"
-CLEAN="make -C ${kernel_source_dir} SUBDIRS=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build KVER=${kernelver} clean"
+CLEAN="make -C ${kernel_source_dir} M=${dkms_tree}/${PACKAGE_NAME}/${PACKAGE_VERSION}/build KVER=${kernelver} clean"
 
 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="dattobd"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/kernel/drivers/block/"