diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Makefile.am b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Makefile.am
index 18d3e6f7d4..e7815cdf98 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ INCLUDES	     = \
 @eet_cflags@ \
 @embryo_cflags@ \
 @evas_cflags@ \
-@ecore_cflags@
+@ecore_cflags@ \
+@edje_def@
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES      = \
 libedje.la \
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ edje_var.c \
 edje_private.h
 
 libedje_la_LIBADD       = $(LDFLAGS) -lm @evas_libs@ @ecore_libs@ @eet_libs@ @embryo_libs@
-libedje_la_CPPFLAGS     = @edje_def@
+libedje_la_CPPFLAGS     =
 libedje_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 libedje_la_LDFLAGS      = -version-info 5:0:5