diff --git a/clients/keramik/Makefile.am b/clients/keramik/Makefile.am
index c403f00608..22330027f9 100644
--- a/clients/keramik/Makefile.am
+++ b/clients/keramik/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES                  = $(all_includes) -I$(kde_includes)/kwin
+INCLUDES                  = -I$(srcdir)/../.. $(all_includes)
 
 SUBDIRS                   = . config