diff --git a/compositor/Makefile.am b/compositor/Makefile.am
index 5487f6c4..d2baa437 100644
--- a/compositor/Makefile.am
+++ b/compositor/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 noinst_PROGRAMS = compositor
 
-INCLUDES =					\
+AM_CPPFLAGS =					\
+	-DDATADIR='"$(datadir)"'		\
 	-I$(top_builddir)/wayland		\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/wayland			\
 	$(COMPOSITOR_CFLAGS)
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GCC_CFLAGS)
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR='"$(datadir)"'
 
 compositor_LDADD =					\
 	$(top_builddir)/wayland/libwayland-server.la	\
diff --git a/wayland/Makefile.am b/wayland/Makefile.am
index 18140647..7b3cec42 100644
--- a/wayland/Makefile.am
+++ b/wayland/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ libwayland_client_la_SOURCES =			\
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = wayland-client.pc wayland-server.pc
 
-INCLUDES = $(FFI_CFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(FFI_CFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GCC_CFLAGS)
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/wayland/scanner.mk