diff --git a/util/ich_descriptors_tool/Makefile b/util/ich_descriptors_tool/Makefile
index ea80dc6..0b8a210 100644
--- a/util/ich_descriptors_tool/Makefile
+++ b/util/ich_descriptors_tool/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # If the user has specified custom CFLAGS, all CFLAGS settings below will be
 # completely ignored by gnumake.
 CFLAGS ?= -Os -Wall -Wshadow
+CFLAGS += -I$(SHAREDSRCDIR)/include
 
 # Auto determine HOST_OS and TARGET_OS if they are not set as argument
 HOST_OS ?= $(shell uname)
diff --git a/util/ich_descriptors_tool/meson.build b/util/ich_descriptors_tool/meson.build
index b5bf09e..19097ee 100644
--- a/util/ich_descriptors_tool/meson.build
+++ b/util/ich_descriptors_tool/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   dependencies : [
     deps,
   ],
-  include_directories : include_directories('../..'),
+  include_directories : include_dir,
   c_args : [
     '-DICH_DESCRIPTORS_FROM_DUMP_ONLY',
   ],