diff --git a/src/bin/netconf/tests/Makefile.am b/src/bin/netconf/tests/Makefile.am
index 0c5e5fd0a1..e25e62a3b7 100644
--- a/src/bin/netconf/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/netconf/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += -DCFG_EXAMPLES=\"$(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/examples/netconf\"
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DTEST_DATA_BUILDDIR=\"$(abs_top_builddir)/src/bin/netconf/tests\"
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DSYNTAX_FILE=\"$(abs_srcdir)/../netconf_parser.yy\"
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(BOOST_INCLUDES) $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS) $(CRYPTO_INCLUDES)
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(SYSREPO_CPPFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(SYSREPO_INCLUDEDIR)
 
 CLEANFILES = *.json *.log
diff --git a/src/lib/yang/testutils/Makefile.am b/src/lib/yang/testutils/Makefile.am
index aa0ac23b22..21035d0454 100644
--- a/src/lib/yang/testutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/yang/testutils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 SUBDIRS = .
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib
-AM_CPPFLAGS += $(BOOST_INCLUDES) $(SYSREPO_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(BOOST_INCLUDES)
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(SYSREPO_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(SYSREPO_INCLUDEDIR)
 AM_CXXFLAGS = $(KEA_CXXFLAGS)
 
 CLEANFILES = *.gcno *.gcda