diff --git a/arch/um/Makefile b/arch/um/Makefile
index 098ab3333e7c..e3abe6f3156d 100644
--- a/arch/um/Makefile
+++ b/arch/um/Makefile
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(ARCH_INCLUDE)
 
 USER_CFLAGS = $(patsubst $(KERNEL_DEFINES),,$(patsubst -I%,,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS))) \
 		$(ARCH_INCLUDE) $(MODE_INCLUDE) $(filter -I%,$(CFLAGS)) \
-		-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -idirafter include \
-		-D__KERNEL__ -D__UM_HOST__
+		-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -idirafter $(srctree)/include \
+		-idirafter $(obj)/include -D__KERNEL__ -D__UM_HOST__
 
 #This will adjust *FLAGS accordingly to the platform.
 include $(ARCH_DIR)/Makefile-os-$(OS)