diff --git a/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile b/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile
index aaf76ed3fb28..d436b9b1df27 100644
--- a/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile
+++ b/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 .PATH: ${SRCTOP}/sys/contrib/openzfs/module/nvpair
 .PATH: ${SRCTOP}/sys/contrib/openzfs/lib/libnvpair
+.PATH: ${SRCTOP}/sys/contrib/openzfs/include
 
 LIB=	nvpair
 LIBADD=	spl
 
 PACKAGE=	runtime
 # user
+INCS=	libnvpair.h
 SRCS=	libnvpair.c \
 	libnvpair_json.c \
 	nvpair_alloc_system.c