diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index de11696965..827cf3dc9b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ shellcheck:
 	if command -v shellcheck; then \
 	        find $(top_srcdir)/scripts/ -name "*.sh" -exec shellcheck {} +; \
 	        if [ -d "$(top_srcdir)/scripts/test" ]; then \
-                        shellcheck $(top_srcdir)/scripts/test/cov-diff $(top_builddir)/scripts/test/coverage; \
+                        shellcheck $(top_srcdir)/scripts/test/cov-diff $(top_srcdir)/scripts/test/coverage; \
                 fi; \
 	fi
 
diff --git a/changes/bug30263 b/changes/bug30263
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba81c1b8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug30263
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (shellcheck):
+    - Stop looking for scripts in the build directory during
+      "make shellcheck". Fixes bug 30263; bugfix on 0.4.0.1-alpha.