diff --git a/clamav-milter/Makefile.am b/clamav-milter/Makefile.am
index 0afce3ef9f..3d40ab0633 100644
--- a/clamav-milter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clamav-milter/Makefile.am
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ endif
 
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOLIBCLAMAV
 LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav_internal_utils.la @CLAMAV_MILTER_LIBS@ @THREAD_LIBS@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/clamd -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir) @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/clamd -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir) @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@
 CLEANFILES=*.gcda *.gcno
diff --git a/clamd/Makefile.am b/clamd/Makefile.am
index 19ca4aee27..c69a89f83b 100644
--- a/clamd/Makefile.am
+++ b/clamd/Makefile.am
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS=@WERR_CFLAGS@
 endif
 
 LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav.la @CLAMD_LIBS@ @THREAD_LIBS@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@
 
 # it does support --help and --version but with the default config file
 # it outputs an error message which tells us to edit the config files
diff --git a/clamdscan/Makefile.am b/clamdscan/Makefile.am
index 5ec6d27bfe..fe36a46bbc 100644
--- a/clamdscan/Makefile.am
+++ b/clamdscan/Makefile.am
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endif
 
 
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOTHREADS -DCL_NOLIBCLAMAV
-AM_CPPFLAGS = @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/clamscan -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @CLAMDSCAN_CPPFLAGS@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/clamscan -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @CLAMDSCAN_CPPFLAGS@
 LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav_internal_utils_nothreads.la  @CLAMDSCAN_LIBS@
 
 AM_INSTALLCHECK_STD_OPTIONS_EXEMPT=clamdscan$(EXEEXT)
diff --git a/clamdtop/Makefile.am b/clamdtop/Makefile.am
index 6300ca6b0f..d24a28a66e 100644
--- a/clamdtop/Makefile.am
+++ b/clamdtop/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ clamdtop_SOURCES = \
     clamdtop.c
 
 AM_CFLAGS=@WERR_CFLAGS@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @CURSES_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @CURSES_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@
 clamdtop_LDADD = @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@ @CURSES_LIBS@ $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav_internal_utils_nothreads.la
 endif
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOTHREADS -DCL_NOLIBCLAMAV
diff --git a/clamscan/Makefile.am b/clamscan/Makefile.am
index 4bce902a26..48fd7f228d 100644
--- a/clamscan/Makefile.am
+++ b/clamscan/Makefile.am
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ clamscan_SOURCES = \
 AM_CFLAGS=@WERR_CFLAGS@
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOTHREADS
 LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav.la @THREAD_LIBS@ @CLAMSCAN_LIBS@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @CLAMSCAN_CPPFLAGS@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@ @CLAMSCAN_CPPFLAGS@
 
 CLEANFILES=*.gcda *.gcno
diff --git a/clamsubmit/Makefile.am b/clamsubmit/Makefile.am
index 701ab24812..a9648fa9a3 100644
--- a/clamsubmit/Makefile.am
+++ b/clamsubmit/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ clamsubmit_SOURCES = \
 
 AM_CFLAGS=@WERR_CFLAGS@ @CLAMSUBMIT_CFLAGS@
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOTHREADS
-AM_CPPFLAGS = @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @JSON_CPPFLAGS@
 LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav.la @CLAMSUBMIT_LIBS@ @THREAD_LIBS@
 
 AM_INSTALLCHECK_STD_OPTIONS_EXEMPT=clamsubmit$(EXEEXT)
diff --git a/freshclam/Makefile.am b/freshclam/Makefile.am
index e94944a0df..2534324296 100644
--- a/freshclam/Makefile.am
+++ b/freshclam/Makefile.am
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ freshclam_SOURCES = \
 
 AM_CFLAGS=@WERR_CFLAGS@
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOTHREADS
-AM_CPPFLAGS = @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @FRESHCLAM_CPPFLAGS@  @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @FRESHCLAM_CPPFLAGS@  @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@
 LIBS = @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@ $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav.la @FRESHCLAM_LIBS@ @THREAD_LIBS@
 
 AM_INSTALLCHECK_STD_OPTIONS_EXEMPT=freshclam$(EXEEXT)
diff --git a/sigtool/Makefile.am b/sigtool/Makefile.am
index 30326bb3c0..d36a4686ad 100644
--- a/sigtool/Makefile.am
+++ b/sigtool/Makefile.am
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ sigtool_SOURCES = \
 
 AM_CFLAGS=@WERR_CFLAGS@
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DCL_NOTHREADS
-AM_CPPFLAGS = @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @SIGTOOL_CPPFLAGS@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/shared -I$(top_srcdir)/libclamav @SSL_CPPFLAGS@ @JSON_CPPFLAGS@ @PCRE_CPPFLAGS@ @SIGTOOL_CPPFLAGS@
 LIBS = @SSL_LDFLAGS@ @SSL_LIBS@ $(top_builddir)/libclamav/libclamav.la @FRESHCLAM_LIBS@ @THREAD_LIBS@
 CLEANFILES=*.gcda *.gcno