diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 643a3a7..5114deb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ ezstream_SOURCES = \
 	xalloc.c
 ezstream_LDADD	 = @LIBOBJS@ @EZ_LIBS@
 
-INCLUDES	 = @COMPAT_INCLUDES@
 AM_CFLAGS	 = @EZ_CFLAGS@
-AM_CPPFLAGS	 = @EZ_CPPFLAGS@
+AM_CPPFLAGS	 = @EZ_CPPFLAGS@ @COMPAT_INCLUDES@
 AM_LDFLAGS	 = @EZ_LDFLAGS@
 
 EXTRA_DIST	 = \