diff --git a/libpldmresponder/Makefile.am b/libpldmresponder/Makefile.am
index dca2be6..1b82777 100644
--- a/libpldmresponder/Makefile.am
+++ b/libpldmresponder/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CXXFLAGS) \
 	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS)
 
-libpldmresponder_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)
+libpldmresponder_la_CPPFLAGS = \
+	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS) \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)