diff --git a/clients/b2/Makefile.am b/clients/b2/Makefile.am
index 711bedd9b4..e475fd04c2 100644
--- a/clients/b2/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/b2/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-INCLUDES = $(all_includes) 
+INCLUDES = -I$(srcdir)/../../lib $(all_includes) 
 
 SUBDIRS = . config