diff --git a/taglib/Makefile.am b/taglib/Makefile.am
index 38ac8aa4..b6d51a93 100644
--- a/taglib/Makefile.am
+++ b/taglib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = toolkit mpeg ogg flac ape mpc
 
 INCLUDES = \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/taglib \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/taglib/toolkit \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/taglib/mpeg \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/taglib/ogg \
diff --git a/taglib/toolkit/Makefile.am b/taglib/toolkit/Makefile.am
index 7dcd3860..cabe1a2c 100644
--- a/taglib/toolkit/Makefile.am
+++ b/taglib/toolkit/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
+INCLUDES = \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/taglib \
+	$(all_includes)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libtoolkit.la