diff --git a/src/kdedistutils.py b/src/kdedistutils.py
index 3d3f728..13153ab 100644
--- a/src/kdedistutils.py
+++ b/src/kdedistutils.py
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ class BuildKControlModule(Command):
             cmdlist.append("-I" + sysconfig.get_config_var("INCLUDEPY"))
             cmdlist.append("-I" + self.python_inc_dir)
             cmdlist.append("-I" + self.kde_inc_dir)
+            cmdlist.append("-I" + self.kde_inc_dir + "/kde")
             cmdlist.append("-I" + self.qt_inc_dir)
             cmdlist.append("-I.")
             # input
@@ -1680,6 +1681,7 @@ class BuildKioslave(Command):
             cmdlist.append("-I" + sysconfig.get_config_var("INCLUDEPY"))
             cmdlist.append("-I" + self.python_inc_dir)
             cmdlist.append("-I" + self.kde_inc_dir)
+            cmdlist.append("-I" + self.kde_inc_dir + "/kde")
             cmdlist.append("-I" + self.qt_inc_dir)
             cmdlist.append("-I.")
             # input