diff --git a/ccid/doc/README.txt b/ccid/doc/README.txt
index 1ab0a86..51faf5e 100644
--- a/ccid/doc/README.txt
+++ b/ccid/doc/README.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ installed (especially :file:`libopensc.so`). Here is an example of how to get
 the standard installation of OpenSC without |PACE|::
 
     PREFIX=/tmp/install
-    VSMARTCARD=vsmartcard
+    VSMARTCARD=$PWD/vsmartcard
     git clone git://vsmartcard.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/vsmartcard $VSMARTCARD
     cd $VSMARTCARD/ccid/src/opensc
     autoreconf --verbose --install
diff --git a/ccid/doc/README.txt.in b/ccid/doc/README.txt.in
index 61fbfe3..16c558b 100644
--- a/ccid/doc/README.txt.in
+++ b/ccid/doc/README.txt.in
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ installed (especially :file:`libopensc.so`). Here is an example of how to get
 the standard installation of OpenSC without |PACE|::
 
     PREFIX=/tmp/install
-    VSMARTCARD=vsmartcard
+    VSMARTCARD=$PWD/vsmartcard
     git clone git://vsmartcard.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/vsmartcard $VSMARTCARD
     cd $VSMARTCARD/ccid/src/opensc
     autoreconf --verbose --install
diff --git a/npa/doc/README.txt b/npa/doc/README.txt
index 41ce983..e54852b 100644
--- a/npa/doc/README.txt
+++ b/npa/doc/README.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Here is an example of how to get the standard installation of OpenPACE (with
 the required binaries for OpenSSL)::
  
     PREFIX=/tmp/install
-    OPENPACE=openpace
+    OPENPACE=$PWD/openpace
     git clone http://git.code.sf.net/p/openpace/git $OPENPACE
     cd $OPENPACE
     autoreconf --verbose --install
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The nPA Smart Card Library needs the OpenSC components to be installed (especial
 :file:`libopensc.so`). Here is an example of how to get a suitable installation
 of OpenSC::
 
-    VSMARTCARD=vsmartcard
+    VSMARTCARD=$PWD/vsmartcard
     git clone http://git.code.sf.net/p/vsmartcard/git $VSMARTCARD
     cd $VSMARTCARD
     git submodule init
diff --git a/npa/doc/README.txt.in b/npa/doc/README.txt.in
index 9c0e101..ea0b003 100644
--- a/npa/doc/README.txt.in
+++ b/npa/doc/README.txt.in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Here is an example of how to get the standard installation of OpenPACE (with
 the required binaries for OpenSSL)::
  
     PREFIX=/tmp/install
-    OPENPACE=openpace
+    OPENPACE=$PWD/openpace
     git clone http://git.code.sf.net/p/openpace/git $OPENPACE
     cd $OPENPACE
     autoreconf --verbose --install
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The @PACKAGE_NAME@ needs the OpenSC components to be installed (especially
 :file:`libopensc.so`). Here is an example of how to get a suitable installation
 of OpenSC::
 
-    VSMARTCARD=vsmartcard
+    VSMARTCARD=$PWD/vsmartcard
     git clone http://git.code.sf.net/p/vsmartcard/git $VSMARTCARD
     cd $VSMARTCARD
     git submodule init