diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
index 9b40eb6a6f..8df6533582 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ local_codecparsers_srcdir = \
 libgstvaapi_codecparsers_cflags =		\
 	-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API			\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs		\
+	-I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs		\
 	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(GST_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
index fc0ca0121e..f6504f7f33 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ local_videoutils_srcdir = \
 libgstvaapi_videoutils_cflags =			\
 	-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API			\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs		\
+	-I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs		\
 	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(GST_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 314afa951e..fc258eed1a 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ endif
 TEST_CFLAGS = \
 	-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API		\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs	\
+	-I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs	\
 	$(LIBVA_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(GST_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(NULL)