diff --git a/ddocent/Makefile b/ddocent/Makefile
index 8e39ebbb02..b6e9210ac0 100644
--- a/ddocent/Makefile
+++ b/ddocent/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ DEPENDS=	mawk>=0:../../lang/mawk \
 		parallel>=0:../../parallel/parallel \
 		bwa>=0.7.13:../../biology/bwa \
 		cdhit>=0:../../biology/cdhit \
-		samtools>=1.3:../../biology/samtools \
+		samtools>=1.3:../../wip/samtools \
 		vcftools>=0.1.15:../../wip/vcftools \
 		Trimmomatic>=0:../../wip/trimmomatic \
 		stacks>=0:../../wip/stacks \
diff --git a/py-anvio/Makefile b/py-anvio/Makefile
index a694192bee..6ee5cdfae6 100644
--- a/py-anvio/Makefile
+++ b/py-anvio/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ HOMEPAGE=	http://merenlab.org/software/anvio/
 COMMENT=	Analysis and visualization platform for 'omics data
 LICENSE=	gnu-gpl-v3
 
-DEPENDS=	samtools>0:../../biology/samtools \
+DEPENDS=	samtools>0:../../wip/samtools \
 		hmmer>0:../../wip/hmmer \
 		FastTree>0:../../wip/fasttree \
 		muscle>0:../../wip/muscle \
diff --git a/trinity/Makefile b/trinity/Makefile
index 3869b3f283..1b4d9bd9fe 100644
--- a/trinity/Makefile
+++ b/trinity/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DEPENDS+=	slclust>=0.0.0.20100202:../../wip/slclust
 DEPENDS+=	salmon>=0.11.3:../../wip/salmon
 DEPENDS+=	bowtie>=1.1.2:../../wip/bowtie
 DEPENDS+=	bowtie2>=2.3.4.2:../../wip/bowtie2
-DEPENDS+=	samtools>=1.9:../../biology/samtools
+DEPENDS+=	samtools>=1.9:../../wip/samtools
 DEPENDS+=	jellyfish>=2.2.10:../../wip/jellyfish2
 DEPENDS+=	parafly>=2013.01.21:../../wip/parafly
 DEPENDS+=	fastool>=0.1.4:../../wip/fastool