1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/tdb/wscript b/lib/tdb/wscript
index 87bdcdf79d..c4b59e3a8f 100644
--- a/lib/tdb/wscript
+++ b/lib/tdb/wscript
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 APPNAME = 'tdb'
 VERSION = '1.2.1'
 
-srcdir = '../..'
 blddir = 'bin'
 
-import sys
+import sys, os
+
+# find the buildtools directory
+buildtools = 'buildtools ../../buildtools'
+for d in buildtools.split():
+    if os.path.exists(d):
+        srcdir = os.path.dirname(d) or '.'
+        break
+
 sys.path.insert(0, srcdir+"/buildtools/wafsamba")
 import wafsamba