diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1376fbe..0055e40 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@
 	mkdir -p local_imports
 ifdef LOCAL_PROTOS
 	mkdir -p local_imports/voltha-protos/dist
-	cp ../../voltha-protos/dist/*.tar.gz local_imports/voltha-protos/dist/
+	cp ${LOCAL_PROTOS}/dist/*.tar.gz local_imports/voltha-protos/dist/
 endif
 
 local-pyvoltha:
 	mkdir -p local_imports
 ifdef LOCAL_PYVOLTHA
 	mkdir -p local_imports/pyvoltha/dist
-	cp ../../pyvoltha/dist/*.tar.gz local_imports/pyvoltha/dist/
+	cp ${LOCAL_PYVOLTHA}/dist/*.tar.gz local_imports/pyvoltha/dist/
 endif
 
 ## lint and unit tests