diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8b64fad..b812541 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 libphosphor_dbus = library(
     'phosphor_dbus',
     generated_sources,
+    implicit_include_directories: false,
     include_directories: include_directories('gen'),
     dependencies: sdbusplus_dep,
     version: meson.project_version(),