diff --git a/vtysh/Makefile.am b/vtysh/Makefile.am
index f9dea2d..a66615b 100644
--- a/vtysh/Makefile.am
+++ b/vtysh/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in
 
-INCLUDES = @INCLUDES@ -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_builddir)/lib
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_builddir)/lib
 DEFS = @DEFS@ -DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)/\"
 
 LIBS = @LIBS@ @CURSES@ @LIBPAM@