diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 61cf459..627ed4d 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ bin_PROGRAMS += \
 endif
 
 # set the include path found by configure
-INCLUDES= $(all_includes) $(LIBNFC_CFLAGS)
+INCLUDES = $(all_includes) $(LIBNFC_CFLAGS)
 
-AM_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/libnfc
+AM_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/libnfc -I$(top_srcdir)
 
 nfc_poll_SOURCES = nfc-poll.c
 nfc_poll_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libnfc/libnfc.la \
diff --git a/utils/Makefile.am b/utils/Makefile.am
index 49948c5..6716244 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = \
 		nfc-relay-picc
 
 # set the include path found by configure
-INCLUDES= $(all_includes) $(LIBNFC_CFLAGS)
+INCLUDES = $(all_includes) $(LIBNFC_CFLAGS)
 
-AM_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/libnfc
+AM_CFLAGS =
 
 noinst_HEADERS = mifare.h nfc-utils.h
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libnfcutils.la