diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/accel/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/accel/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8e17110f25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/accel/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)/..
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8e17110f25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)/..
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8e17110f25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)/..
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8e17110f25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/ipoib/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)/..
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8e17110f25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdir-ccflags-y += -I$(src)/..