diff --git a/eekboard/Makefile.am b/eekboard/Makefile.am
index 2f15944d..baa4eaa9 100644
--- a/eekboard/Makefile.am
+++ b/eekboard/Makefile.am
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ CLEANFILES =
 
 -include $(INTROSPECTION_MAKEFILE)
 INTROSPECTION_GIRS =
-INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS = --add-include-path=$(builddir)
-INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_ARGS = --includedir=$(srcdir)
+INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS = --add-include-path=$(builddir) --add-include-path=$(top_builddir)/eek
+INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_ARGS = --includedir=$(srcdir) --includedir=$(top_srcdir)/eek
 
 if HAVE_INTROSPECTION
 Eekboard@EEK_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.gir: libeekboard.la