diff --git a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
index 4a8f0e55b..d81f95fc8 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
 
-INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include
 
 lib_LIBRARIES = libhdb.a
 
diff --git a/lib/krb5/Makefile.am b/lib/krb5/Makefile.am
index 24b8502b1..7e07228b7 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/krb5/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
 
 SUBDIRS = error
 
-INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include -I$(top_builddir)
+INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include
 
 lib_LIBRARIES = libkrb5.a