diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 817857e..ce31c2c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 )
 
 configure_file (settings.hpp.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/inc/settings.hpp)
+include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/inc)
 
 # import sdbusplus
 find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)