diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
index d0263af..6490b89 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/excl.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/excl.mk
 
 ifdef lint-doc8-excl
   lint-doc8-excl-args += $(addprefix --ignore-path$(space),$(lint-doc8-excl))