diff --git a/test/cpp/Makefile.am b/test/cpp/Makefile.am
index ebe715e..76ae82b 100755
--- a/test/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 #
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects serial-tests
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects serial-tests nostdinc
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = gen-cpp/ThriftTest.cpp \
                 gen-cpp/ThriftTest_types.cpp \
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 gen-cpp/StressTest_types.cpp gen-cpp/StressTest_constants.cpp gen-cpp/Service.cpp: $(top_srcdir)/test/StressTest.thrift $(THRIFT)
 	$(THRIFT) --gen cpp $<
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBEVENT_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/cpp/src -Igen-cpp
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(LIBEVENT_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/cpp/src -Igen-cpp -I.
 AM_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS) $(LIBEVENT_LDFLAGS) $(ZLIB_LIBS)