diff --git a/msbcg729/Makefile.am b/msbcg729/Makefile.am
index 1d652c6..83d75d2 100644
--- a/msbcg729/Makefile.am
+++ b/msbcg729/Makefile.am
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ libmsbcg729_la_LIBADD=\
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libbcg729.la
 
 libmsbcg729_la_LDFLAGS=-module -no-undefined $(MEDIASTREAMER_LDFLAGS)
-INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 libmsbcg729_la_CFLAGS=  $(ORTP_CFLAGS) $(MEDIASTREAMER_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 38fa586..713db4c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ libbcg729_la_SOURCES=	LP2LSPConversion.c \
 
 libbcg729_la_LDFLAGS= -no-undefined
 
-INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+AM_CPPFLAGS= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 AM_CFLAGS=$(VISIBILITY_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/test/bin/Makefile.am b/test/bin/Makefile.am
index 0220102..fb539f7 100644
--- a/test/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,4 @@ postProcessingTest_SOURCES=$(top_srcdir)/test/src/postProcessingTest.c $(util_sr
 preProcessingTest_SOURCES=$(top_srcdir)/test/src/preProcessingTest.c $(util_src)
 
 LDADD=	$(top_builddir)/src/libbcg729.la 
-INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir)/include/
-
-
+AM_CCPFLAGS=-I$(top_srcdir)/include/