diff --git a/boilerplate/Makefile.am b/boilerplate/Makefile.am
index 36fc3647f..81ae00080 100644
--- a/boilerplate/Makefile.am
+++ b/boilerplate/Makefile.am
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ INCLUDES =					\
 	-I$(srcdir)				\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/pixman/src		\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src			\
+	-I$(top_builddir)/src			\
 	$(CAIRO_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/perf/Makefile.am b/perf/Makefile.am
index 27316ec26..5fbcc74cd 100644
--- a/perf/Makefile.am
+++ b/perf/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ INCLUDES =					\
 	-I$(srcdir)				\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/boilerplate		\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src			\
+	-I$(top_builddir)/src			\
 	$(CAIRO_CFLAGS)
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = cairo-perf cairo-perf-diff-files
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index f9f8a7611..8033ce81d 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ INCLUDES =					\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/boilerplate		\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/pixman/src		\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src			\
+	-I$(top_builddir)/src			\
 	$(CAIRO_CFLAGS)
 
 EXTRA_LTLIBRARIES = libcairotest.la