diff --git a/requester/test/meson.build b/requester/test/meson.build
index 74caa3e..c5c0168 100644
--- a/requester/test/meson.build
+++ b/requester/test/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+requester_inc = include_directories('../../')
 test_src = declare_dependency(
           sources: [
             '../../pldmd/dbus_impl_requester.cpp',
-            '../../pldmd/instance_id.cpp'])
+            '../../pldmd/instance_id.cpp'],
+          include_directories:requester_inc)
 
 tests = [
   'handler_test',