diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile.am b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile.am
index 579fbfa144..5ebc116f0f 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ZMQ_LA=$(ZMQ_BUILDDIR)/src/libzmq.la
 mod_LTLIBRARIES = mod_event_zmq.la
 mod_event_zmq_la_SOURCES  = mod_event_zmq.cpp
 mod_event_zmq_la_CFLAGS   = $(AM_CFLAGS)
-mod_event_zmq_la_CPPFLAGS = -I$(ZMQ_DIR)/include -I$(switch_srcdir)/libs/libteletone/src/                                         
+mod_event_zmq_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(ZMQ_DIR)/include -I$(switch_srcdir)/libs/libteletone/src/                                         
 mod_event_zmq_la_LIBADD   = $(switch_builddir)/libfreeswitch.la $(ZMQ_LA)
 mod_event_zmq_la_LDFLAGS  = -avoid-version -module -no-undefined -shared
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $(ZMQ_DIR):
 	cd $(ZMQ_DIR) && ./autogen.sh
 
 $(ZMQ_BUILDDIR)/Makefile: $(ZMQ_DIR)
-	mkdir -p $(ZMQ_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(ZMQ_BUILDDIR)
 	cd $(ZMQ_BUILDDIR) && $(DEFAULT_VARS) $(ZMQ_DIR)/configure $(DEFAULT_ARGS) --srcdir=$(ZMQ_DIR)
 	$(TOUCH_TARGET)