diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e93a0f0..8cc7659 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+SUBDIRS = include compat
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/compat
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS=foreign subdir-objects
 
-SUBDIRS = include compat
-
-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-
 bin_PROGRAMS=bgpq4
 
 bgpq4_SOURCES=bgpq4.c bgpq4.h config.h bgpq4_printer.c bgpq_expander.c \