diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
index 5825a1b0a..81c5186d2 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter/cogl		\
 	-I$(srcdir)/winsys 			\
 	-I$(srcdir)/driver/$(COGL_DRIVER) 	\
+	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter/cogl          \
 	$(NULL)
 
 # public headers