diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_meam b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_meam
index 5377206cf7..4f5175111d 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_meam
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_meam
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ CC =		g++
 CCFLAGS =	-g -O -DFFT_FFTW -DLAMMPS_GZIP -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK
 DEPFLAGS =	-M
 LINK =		g++
-LINKFLAGS =	-g -O -L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/meam \
-		-L/opt/intel/fce/10.0.023/lib
+LINKFLAGS =	-g -O -L../../lib/meam -L/opt/intel/fce/10.0.023/lib
 USRLIB =	-lfftw -lmpich -lmeam
 SYSLIB =	-lpthread -lifcore -lsvml -lompstub -limf
 ARCHIVE =	ar
diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems
index 2b7666c493..98e508783d 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 # System-specific settings
 
 CC =		g++
-CCFLAGS =	-g -O -I/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems \
+CCFLAGS =	-g -O -I../../lib/poems \
 		-DFFT_FFTW -DLAMMPS_GZIP -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK
 DEPFLAGS =	-M
 LINK =		g++
-LINKFLAGS =	-g -O -L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems
+LINKFLAGS =	-g -O -L../../lib/poems
 USRLIB =	-lfftw -lmpich -lpoems
 SYSLIB =	-lpthread
 ARCHIVE =	ar
diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems_meam b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems_meam
index bb0299af66..056cb54b7c 100644
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems_meam
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.g++_poems_meam
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 # System-specific settings
 
 CC =		g++
-CCFLAGS =	-g -O -I/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems \
+CCFLAGS =	-g -O -I../../lib/poems \
 		-DFFT_FFTW -DLAMMPS_GZIP -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK
 DEPFLAGS =	-M
 LINK =		g++
-LINKFLAGS =	-g -O -L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems \
-		-L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/meam \
+LINKFLAGS =	-g -O -L../../lib/poems -L../../lib/meam \
 		-L/opt/intel/fce/10.0.023/lib
 USRLIB =	-lfftw -lmpich -lpoems -lmeam
 SYSLIB =	-lpthread -lifcore -lsvml -lompstub -limf
diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.liberty_poems_meam b/src/MAKE/Makefile.liberty_poems_meam
index a7eab671ef..f43be067dc 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.liberty_poems_meam
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.liberty_poems_meam
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 FFTW =		/apps/libraries/fftw/icc
 
 CC =		mpiCC
-CCFLAGS =	-O -DFFT_FFTW -I${FFTW}/fftw -I/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems
+CCFLAGS =	-O -DFFT_FFTW -I${FFTW}/fftw -I../../lib/poems
 DEPFLAGS =	-M
 LINK =		mpiCC
-LINKFLAGS =	-O -L${FFTW}/fftw/.libs -L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems \
-		-L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/meam -L/opt/intel/fc/9.0/lib
+LINKFLAGS =	-O -L${FFTW}/fftw/.libs -L../../lib/poems \
+		-L../../lib/meam -L/opt/intel/fc/9.0/lib
 USRLIB =	-lfftw -lpoems -lmeam
 SYSLIB =	-lstdc++ -lm -lifcore
 SIZE =		size
diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux_poems_meam b/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux_poems_meam
index baab74a90f..7bca98cc27 100755
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux_poems_meam
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.linux_poems_meam
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 # System-specific settings
 
 CC =		icc
-CCFLAGS =	-O -I/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems \
+CCFLAGS =	-O -I../../lib/poems \
 		-DFFT_FFTW -DLAMMPS_GZIP -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK
 DEPFLAGS =	-M
 LINK =		icc
-LINKFLAGS =	-O -L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems \
-		-L/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/meam \
+LINKFLAGS =	-O -L../../lib/poems -L../../lib/meam \
 		-L/opt/intel/fce/10.0.023/lib
 USRLIB =	-lfftw -lmpich -lpoems -lmeam
 SYSLIB =	-lpthread -lstdc++ -lifcore -lsvml -lompstub -limf
diff --git a/src/MAKE/Makefile.storm_poems b/src/MAKE/Makefile.storm_poems
index 1cc9f5e528..bef6cc9f53 100644
--- a/src/MAKE/Makefile.storm_poems
+++ b/src/MAKE/Makefile.storm_poems
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 
 CC =		CC
 CCFLAGS =	-fastsse -DFFT_FFTW -DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK \
-		-I/projects/fftw/fftw-2.1.5/include \
-		-I/home/sjplimp/lammps/lib/poems
+		-I/projects/fftw/fftw-2.1.5/include -I../../lib/poems
 DEPFLAGS =	-M
 LINK =		CC
 LINKFLAGS =	-O -L/projects/fftw/fftw-2.1.5/lib \