--- a/tests/gunit/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/gunit/Makefile.am
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ if WITH_UNITTESTS
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	      -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	      -I$(top_srcdir)/src/tools \
-	      -I$(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest/include \
-	      -I$(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest \
 	      -std=c++11 \
 	      -Wno-write-strings \
 	      -DSTATIC= \
@@ -20,10 +18,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/.libs/libcgroupfortesting.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/tools/.libs/libcgset.la
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(top_srcdir)/googletest/build/lib/libgtest.a \
-	     $(top_srcdir)/googletest/build/lib/libgtest_main.a \
-	     $(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest/include \
-	     libcgroup_unittest.map
+EXTRA_DIST = libcgroup_unittest.map
 
 check_PROGRAMS = gtest
 TESTS = gtest
@@ -48,8 +43,7 @@ gtest_SOURCES = gtest.cpp \
 		017-API_fuzz_test.cpp \
 		018-get_next_rule_field.cpp
 
-gtest_LDFLAGS = -L$(top_srcdir)/googletest/build/lib -l:libgtest.a \
-		-rpath $(abs_top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest
+gtest_LDFLAGS = -lgtest
 
 clean-local:
 	${RM} test-procpidcgroup