diff --git a/srpt/src/Makefile b/srpt/src/Makefile
index 1e23d2b0a..c9e13f85c 100644
--- a/srpt/src/Makefile
+++ b/srpt/src/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
--include $(SUBDIRS)/../build_mode
-
 SCST_INC_DIR := $(SUBDIRS)/../../scst/include/
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(SCST_INC_DIR)
+
+-include $(SUBDIRS)/../build_mode
 
 SRPTFLAGS = -DCONFIG_SCST_TRACING -DCONFIG_SCST_DEBUG \
 	-DCONFIG_SCST_EXTRACHECKS -fno-inline -fno-inline-functions
 SRPTFLAGSRELEASE = -DCONFIG_SCST_TRACING
 SRPTFLAGSPERF =
-EXTRA_CFLAGS +=  -I$(SCST_INC_DIR) $(SRPTFLAGS$(BUILDMODE))
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += $(SRPTFLAGS$(BUILDMODE))
 
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter