diff --git a/waku/Makefile b/waku/Makefile
index b3b3ebc..2a06919 100644
--- a/waku/Makefile
+++ b/waku/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Makefile for Waku Go Bindings
 
 # Directories
-THIRD_PARTY_DIR := ../third_party
+THIRD_PARTY_DIR := $(shell pwd)/../third_party
 NWAKU_REPO := https://github.com/waku-org/nwaku
 NWAKU_DIR := $(THIRD_PARTY_DIR)/nwaku
 
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ build-libwaku: prepare
 	@cd $(NWAKU_DIR) && make libwaku
 
 # Build Waku Go Bindings
-build: build-libwaku
+
+build: export CGO_CFLAGS = "-I${NWAKU_DIR}/library/"
+build: export CGO_LDFLAGS = "-L${NWAKU_DIR}/build/ -lwaku -L${NWAKU_DIR} -Wl,-rpath,${NWAKU_DIR}/build/"
+build:
 	@echo "Building Waku Go Bindings..."
 	go build ./...
 
diff --git a/waku/nwaku.go b/waku/nwaku.go
index fbeb0f0..9f97131 100644
--- a/waku/nwaku.go
+++ b/waku/nwaku.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package waku
 
 /*
-	#cgo LDFLAGS: -L../third_party/nwaku/build/ -lwaku
-	#cgo LDFLAGS: -L../third_party/nwaku -Wl,-rpath,../third_party/nwaku/build/
-
-	#include "../third_party/nwaku/library/libwaku.h"
+	#include "libwaku.h"
 	#include <stdio.h>
 	#include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -348,6 +345,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/utils"
+
 	"github.com/waku-org/waku-go-bindings/waku/common"
 )