diff --git a/winsup/utils/mingw/Makefile.am b/winsup/utils/mingw/Makefile.am
index 73abc4264..874dce512 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/mingw/Makefile.am
+++ b/winsup/utils/mingw/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ldh_SOURCES = ldh.cc
 strace_SOURCES = \
 	path.cc \
 	strace.cc
-strace_CPPFLAGS=-I$(srcdir)/..
+strace_CPPFLAGS=-I$(srcdir)/.. -idirafter ${top_srcdir}/cygwin -idirafter ${top_srcdir}/cygwin/include
 strace_LDADD = -lntdll
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = path-testsuite
diff --git a/winsup/utils/mingw/strace.cc b/winsup/utils/mingw/strace.cc
index a7797600c..d8a095fb6 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/mingw/strace.cc
+++ b/winsup/utils/mingw/strace.cc
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ details. */
 #include <time.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include "../../cygwin/include/sys/strace.h"
-#include "../../cygwin/include/sys/cygwin.h"
-#include "../../cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h"
-#include "../../cygwin/cygtls_padsize.h"
-#include "../../cygwin/gcc_seh.h"
+#include "sys/strace.h"
+#include "sys/cygwin.h"
+#include "cygwin/version.h"
+#include "cygtls_padsize.h"
+#include "gcc_seh.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #undef cygwin_internal
 #include "loadlib.h"