diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/GNUmakefile b/emacs/.emacs.d/GNUmakefile
index 0288d09..45e6e18 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/GNUmakefile
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/GNUmakefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ all: $(SITE_LISPS) init.elc $(AUTOLOADS_FILE)
 %.elc: %.el
 	@echo -e "\e[31mELC\e[0m $<"
 	@$(EMACS) -batch \
+        -directory "$(HOME)/.emacs.d/site-lisp" \
         -eval "(package-initialize)" \
         -eval "(byte-compile-file \"$<\")"