diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0576048..1336ba8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     endif
 endif
 
-libpldm_dep = dependency('libpldm', fallback:['libpldm','libpldm_dep'])
+libpldm_dep = dependency('libpldm', fallback:['libpldm','libpldm_dep'], include_type: 'system')
 
 
 libpldmutils_headers = ['.']