diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index 4be1f72b3..7b29517c0 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ all: device-mapper
 
 CFLAGS_lvm.o += $(EXTRA_EXEC_CFLAGS)
 
-INCLUDES += -I$(top_builddir)/tools
-
 lvm: $(OBJECTS) lvm.o $(top_builddir)/lib/liblvm-internal.a $(INTERNAL_LIBS)
 	@echo "    [CC] $@"
 	$(Q) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTRA_EXEC_LDFLAGS) $(ELDFLAGS) -o $@ $+ \