diff --git a/legacy/emotion/data/Makefile.am b/legacy/emotion/data/Makefile.am
index 6a60a18283..ea82a68082 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/emotion/data/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 EDJE_CC = edje_cc
-EDJE_FLAGS = -v
+EDJE_FLAGS = -v -id $(top_srcdir)/data -fd $(top_srcdir)/data
 
 filesdir = $(datadir)/emotion/data
 files_DATA = theme.eet