diff --git a/tools/sstrip/Makefile b/tools/sstrip/Makefile
index d93e7618d..0d3576a53 100644
--- a/tools/sstrip/Makefile
+++ b/tools/sstrip/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=sstrip
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(CC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -I./include -include endian.h -o $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/sstrip src/sstrip.c
+	$(CC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -I$(TOPDIR)/tools/include -include endian.h -o $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/sstrip src/sstrip.c
 endef
 
 define Host/Install