diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 6ed19b9..6c8c6ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: picotls
       run: |
+        pushd ..
         git clone https://github.com/huitema/picotls.git
         cd picotls
         git submodule init
@@ -24,19 +25,19 @@ jobs:
         cmake .
         make
         cd ..
+        popd
     - name: picoquic
       run: |
+        pushd ..
         git clone https://github.com/private-octopus/picoquic.git
         cd picoquic
         cmake .
         make
-        make DESTDIR=$(pwd)/../ install
-         cd ..
+        cd ..
+        popd
     - name: build
       run: |
         ./autogen.sh
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/usr/local/lib/:$(pwd)/picoquic/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-        ls usr/local/
-        ls usr/local/lib
-        ./configure "CFLAGS=-I$(pwd)/usr/local/include/ -I$(pwd)/picoquic/picoquic/" "LDFLAGS=-L$(pwd)/picoquic/"
+        ./configure
         make
+        grep HAVE_QUIC config.status
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5f55126..2bdb3f7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if test "$have_picoquic" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE([HAVE_QUIC],[1],[Have QUIC support])
     AC_SUBST([HAVE_QUIC],[1])
 else
-    echo "WARNING! Picoquic was not found! Did you 'make install' it?"
+    echo "WARNING! Picoquic was not found! Is it built in ../picoquic?"
 fi
 LIBS="$save_LIBS"