diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/fdkaac/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/fdkaac/meson.build
index 2d30cb71d6..834596ad82 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/fdkaac/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/fdkaac/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-fdkaac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', allow_fallback: true, required : get_option('fdkaac'))
+fdkaac_dep = dependency('fdk-aac', allow_fallback: true, required : get_option('fdkaac'), include_type: 'system')
 
 if fdkaac_dep.found()
   fdkaac_defines = []