diff --git a/src/liblxc/Makefile.am b/src/liblxc/Makefile.am
index bb548d56c..a0c6ffb90 100644
--- a/src/liblxc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/liblxc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/src
+
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = liblxc.la
 pkginclude_HEADERS = \
 		lxc.h \
@@ -34,4 +36,4 @@ liblxc_la_SOURCES = \
         rtnl.c rtnl.h \
         genl.c genl.h
 
-liblxc_la_LDFLAGS = -release @PACKAGE_VERSION@
\ No newline at end of file
+liblxc_la_LDFLAGS = -release @PACKAGE_VERSION@
diff --git a/src/lxc/Makefile.am b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
index 259ae9d11..5a7c481f0 100644
--- a/src/lxc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lxc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/src/liblxc
+INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/src/liblxc -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 
 bin_SCRIPTS = \
 	lxc-ps
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 01b9866db..8fc922054 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/src/liblxc
+INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/src/liblxc -I$(top_srcdir)/src
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = \
 	tst_list \