diff --git a/utils/Makefile.am b/utils/Makefile.am
index 63a32ed..e95f546 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if ENABLE_UTILITIES
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/include
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/include $(TALLOC_CFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wall
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = osmo-arfcn osmo-auc-gen