diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/Makefile b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/Makefile
index d27df1d45da7..9c349dd23265 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 1999,2001-2006,2008 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
 #
 
-ccflags-y := -Iarch/ia64/sn/include
+ccflags-y := -I $(srctree)/arch/ia64/sn/include
 
 obj-y				+= setup.o bte.o bte_error.o irq.o mca.o idle.o \
 				   huberror.o io_acpi_init.o io_common.o \
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/Makefile b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/Makefile
index 3d09108d4277..170bde4549da 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@
 # sn2 specific kernel files
 #
 
-ccflags-y := -Iarch/ia64/sn/include
-
 obj-y += cache.o io.o ptc_deadlock.o sn2_smp.o sn_proc_fs.o \
 	 prominfo_proc.o timer.o timer_interrupt.o sn_hwperf.o
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/pci/Makefile b/arch/ia64/sn/pci/Makefile
index df2a90145426..321576b1b425 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/pci/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/pci/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the sn pci general routines.
 
-ccflags-y := -Iarch/ia64/sn/include
-
 obj-y := pci_dma.o tioca_provider.o tioce_provider.o pcibr/
diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/pci/pcibr/Makefile b/arch/ia64/sn/pci/pcibr/Makefile
index 396bcae36309..712f6af7c6e0 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/sn/pci/pcibr/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/sn/pci/pcibr/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # Makefile for the sn2 io routines.
 
-ccflags-y := -Iarch/ia64/sn/include
+ccflags-y := -I $(srctree)/arch/ia64/sn/include
 
 obj-y				+=  pcibr_dma.o pcibr_reg.o \
 				    pcibr_ate.o pcibr_provider.o