diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 61e06f3..e4cb5dc 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id$
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi -I../pipi
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = edd img2rubik sharpen floodfill line bezier histogram colorstring
 
diff --git a/genethumb/Makefile.am b/genethumb/Makefile.am
index 2f6ac04..aedaa2e 100644
--- a/genethumb/Makefile.am
+++ b/genethumb/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id$
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi -I../pipi
 
 if NEED_GETOPT_LONG
 GETOPT = mygetopt.c mygetopt.h
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f566c93..22f3b9d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id$
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi -I../pipi
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = pipi
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index dce9be0..9e9ade4 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi -I../pipi
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = u8tof32tou8