diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/Makefile.am b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/Makefile.am
index 6347eac..72f625d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmgcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmgcp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
 AM_CFLAGS=-Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOVTY_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)