diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 69c457bb..202e6bc2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ MAYBE_CORE =
 endif
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(LIBEVENT_CFLAGS)
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/compat -I$(srcdir)/include -I./include $(SYS_INCLUDES) $(LIBEVENT_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/compat -I./include -I$(srcdir)/include $(SYS_INCLUDES) $(LIBEVENT_CPPFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBEVENT_LDFLAGS)
 
 GENERIC_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(VERSION_INFO) $(RELEASE) $(NO_UNDEFINED) $(AM_LDFLAGS)