diff --git a/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am b/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am
index 49b5b23..fd7f93d 100755
--- a/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/c_glib/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 #
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = serial-tests
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = serial-tests nostdinc
 SUBDIRS = . test
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                               src/thrift/c_glib/server/thrift_server.c \
                               src/thrift/c_glib/server/thrift_simple_server.c
 
-libthrift_c_glib_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GOBJECT_CFLAGS) $(OPENSSL_INCLUDES)
+libthrift_c_glib_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GOBJECT_CFLAGS) $(OPENSSL_INCLUDES) -I$(top_builddir)/lib/c_glib/src/thrift
 libthrift_c_glib_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GOBJECT_LIBS)  $(OPENSSL_LDFLAGS) $(OPENSSL_LIBS) 
 
 include_thriftdir = $(includedir)/thrift/c_glib