diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index a2ac477..8e59b7b 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id$
 
-INCLUDES = $(CUTTER_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/libfreefare
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(CUTTER_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/libfreefare
 LIBS = $(CUTTER_LIBS)
 
 SUBDIRS = common .
diff --git a/test/common/Makefile.am b/test/common/Makefile.am
index dbad4e7..1db7867 100644
--- a/test/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/common/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id$
 
-INCLUDES = $(CUTTER_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/libfreefare
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(CUTTER_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/libfreefare
 AM_CFLAGS = @LIBNFC_CFLAGS@
 
 if WITH_CUTTER