diff --git a/libmisc/Makefile.am b/libmisc/Makefile.am
index 76f3c0525..e0b6d8ca4 100644
--- a/libmisc/Makefile.am
+++ b/libmisc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = .indent.pro xgetXXbyYY.c
 
-INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib
 
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libmisc.a
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b2678d6ce..f4cc0e656 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ usbindir = ${prefix}/sbin
 suidperms = 4755
 sgidperms = 2755
 
-INCLUDES = \
+AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I${top_srcdir}/lib \
-	-I$(top_srcdir)/libmisc
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/libmisc \
+	-DLOCALEDIR=\"$(datadir)/locale\"
 
 # XXX why are login and su in /bin anyway (other than for
 # historical reasons)?
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ LDADD          = $(INTLLIBS) \
 		 $(LIBTCB) \
 		 $(top_builddir)/libmisc/libmisc.a \
 		 $(top_builddir)/lib/libshadow.la
-AM_CPPFLAGS    = -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(datadir)/locale\"
 
 if ACCT_TOOLS_SETUID
 LIBPAM_SUID  = $(LIBPAM)