diff --git a/src/Makefile_Ecore.am b/src/Makefile_Ecore.am
index c7f66ebd02..f82bfb1ac2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile_Ecore.am
+++ b/src/Makefile_Ecore.am
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ tests/ecore/efl_app_test_env.c \
 tests/ecore/efl_app_suite.c \
 tests/ecore/efl_app_suite.h
 
-tests_ecore_efl_app_suite_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/efl \
+tests_ecore_efl_app_suite_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/efl -I$(top_builddir)/src/tests/ecore \
 -DPACKAGE_BUILD_DIR=\"$(abs_top_builddir)\" \
 -DTESTS_SRC_DIR=\"$(top_srcdir)/src/tests/ecore\" \
 -DTESTS_BUILD_DIR=\"$(top_builddir)/src/tests/ecore\" \