diff --git a/src/timerd/Makefile.am b/src/timerd/Makefile.am
index b446dd7d4..76c1954c4 100644
--- a/src/timerd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/timerd/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_builddir) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/zapit/include \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libconfigfile \