gtk-doc.make is attempting to add --path automatically but there is a
bug in the script in gtk-doc 1.18
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63479
# Extra options to supply to gtkdoc-mktmpl
MKTMPL_OPTIONS=
+# Extra options to supply to gtkdoc-mkhtml - workaround for incorrect check
+# in gtk-doc-1.18
+MKHTML_OPTIONS=--path=$(srcdir)
+
# Non-autogenerated SGML files to be included in $(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE)
content_files = \
overview.xml \