diff --git a/src/zapit/lib/Makefile.am b/src/zapit/lib/Makefile.am
index ed2d0ca37..ad36418d2 100644
--- a/src/zapit/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/zapit/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 
 INCLUDES = \
+	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/zapit/include \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libeventserver \
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am b/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am
index 94f11c0e9..c900297f4 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/zapit/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 
 INCLUDES = \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/zapit/include \
+	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/zapit/include \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/libconfigfile \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/connection \