diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 2c8a4ac..9f2c310 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ defmodule Circuits.UART.MixProject do
 
   defp deps do
     [
-      {:elixir_make, "~> 0.5", runtime: false},
+      {:elixir_make, "~> 0.6", runtime: false},
       {:ex_doc, "~> 0.19", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:dialyxir, "~> 1.0.0-rc.4", only: :dev, runtime: false}
     ]
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index ce77732..4f7e885 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 %{
-  "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "1.0.0-rc.6", "78e97d9c0ff1b5521dd68041193891aebebce52fc3b93463c0a6806874557d7d", [:mix], [{:erlex, "~> 0.2.1", [hex: :erlex, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.3.2", "b840562ea3d67795ffbb5bd88940b1bed0ed9fa32834915125ea7d02e35888a5", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "elixir_make": {:hex, :elixir_make, "0.5.2", "96a28c79f5b8d34879cd95ebc04d2a0d678cfbbd3e74c43cb63a76adf0ee8054", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "erlex": {:hex, :erlex, "0.2.1", "cee02918660807cbba9a7229cae9b42d1c6143b768c781fa6cee1eaf03ad860b", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
-  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.20.2", "1bd0dfb0304bade58beb77f20f21ee3558cc3c753743ae0ddbb0fd7ba2912331", [:mix], [{:earmark, "~> 1.3", [hex: :earmark, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.10", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "0.8.0", "9cf32aea71c7fe0a4b2e9246c2c4978f9070257e5c9ce6d4a28ec450a839b55f", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.5.0", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.13.0", "be7a477997dcac2e48a9d695ec730b2d22418292675c75aa2d34ba0909dcdeda", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 0.8", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
-  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "0.5.0", "90e2eca3d0266e5c53f8fbe0079694740b9c91b6747f2b7e3c5d21966bba8300", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
+  "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "1.0.0-rc.7", "6287f8f2cb45df8584317a4be1075b8c9b8a69de8eeb82b4d9e6c761cf2664cd", [:mix], [{:erlex, ">= 0.2.5", [hex: :erlex, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
+  "earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.4.3", "364ca2e9710f6bff494117dbbd53880d84bebb692dafc3a78eb50aa3183f2bfd", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
+  "elixir_make": {:hex, :elixir_make, "0.6.0", "38349f3e29aff4864352084fc736fa7fa0f2995a819a737554f7ebd28b85aaab", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
+  "erlex": {:hex, :erlex, "0.2.5", "e51132f2f472e13d606d808f0574508eeea2030d487fc002b46ad97e738b0510", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
+  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.21.2", "caca5bc28ed7b3bdc0b662f8afe2bee1eedb5c3cf7b322feeeb7c6ebbde089d6", [:mix], [{:earmark, "~> 1.3.3 or ~> 1.4", [hex: :earmark, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.14", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
+  "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.0.0", "671df94cf5a594b739ce03b0d0316aa64312cee2574b6a44becb83cd90fb05dc", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.5.0", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
+  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.14.0", "cf8b7c66ad1cff4c14679698d532f0b5d45a3968ffbcbfd590339cb57742f1ae", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
+  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "0.5.2", "1d71150d5293d703a9c38d4329da57d3935faed2031d64bc19e77b654ef2d177", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
 }
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index bad1274..b716ba3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 # ERL_EI_LIBDIR path to libei.a (Required for crosscompile)
 # LDFLAGS	linker flags for linking all binaries
 # ERL_LDFLAGS	additional linker flags for projects referencing Erlang libraries
+# MIX_APP_PATH  path to the build directory
 
-PREFIX ?= $(MIX_COMPILE_PATH)/../priv
-BUILD ?= $(MIX_COMPILE_PATH)/../obj
+PREFIX = $(MIX_APP_PATH)/priv
+BUILD  = $(MIX_APP_PATH)/obj
 
 CFLAGS ?= -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
 CFLAGS += -std=c99 -D_GNU_SOURCE