diff --git a/src/build/common.gypi b/src/build/common.gypi
index 8ab8f7cb86..bb19e37f10 100644
--- a/src/build/common.gypi
+++ b/src/build/common.gypi
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   'target_defaults': {
     'include_dirs': [
-      '..', # common_types.h, typedefs.h
+      '..','../..', # common_types.h, typedefs.h
     ],
     'conditions': [
       ['OS=="linux"', {