diff --git a/bash/smake/smake.sh b/bash/smake/smake.sh
index 9613b11..3fd7839 100755
--- a/bash/smake/smake.sh
+++ b/bash/smake/smake.sh
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ for i in `seq 0 $((nfiles-1))`; do
 					let k++
 				done
 
+				fname=`echo $fname | sed "s~^${HOME}~\$\(HOME\)~g ; s~^\./~~g"`
+
 				echo -n "$fname" >> Makefile
 				break
 			fi