diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 4f05fb63b8e..8e03d47bce3 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ inc_gallium = include_directories('gallium/include')
 inc_gallium_aux = include_directories('gallium/auxiliary')
 inc_amd_common = include_directories('amd/common', 'amd/common/nir')
 inc_tool = include_directories('tool')
+inc_virtio = include_directories('virtio')
 inc_virtio_gpu = include_directories('virtio/virtio-gpu')
 inc_frontends = include_directories('gallium/frontends')
 pps_datasources = []
diff --git a/src/virtio/meson.build b/src/virtio/meson.build
index bc5574c953b..d7a5deba2b1 100644
--- a/src/virtio/meson.build
+++ b/src/virtio/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright © 2017 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-inc_virtio = include_directories('.')
 inc_virtio_vdrm = include_directories('./vdrm')
 
 if with_virtio_vk