diff --git a/libs/gst/controller/Makefile.am b/libs/gst/controller/Makefile.am
index 8c0a042d5e..c37315c547 100644
--- a/libs/gst/controller/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/gst/controller/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ GstController-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstcontroller-@G
 		--nsversion=@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--strip-prefix=Gst \
 		-I$(top_srcdir) \
+		-I$(top_srcdir)/libs \
 		-I$(top_builddir) \
+		-I$(top_builddir)/libs \
 		$(gir_cincludes) \
 		--add-include-path=$(top_builddir)/gst \
 		--library-path=$(top_builddir)/gst \