diff --git a/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am b/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am
index 5efa13184..157fed2e0 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zpool/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
-DEFAULT_INCLUDES += -I.
+DEFAULT_INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = zpool
 
diff --git a/lib/libzutil/Makefile.am b/lib/libzutil/Makefile.am
index 092312e0d..a41a765f0 100644
--- a/lib/libzutil/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libzutil/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 # Suppress unused but set variable warnings often due to ASSERTs
 AM_CFLAGS += $(NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE)
 
-DEFAULT_INCLUDES += -I.
+DEFAULT_INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libzutil.la