diff --git a/splash/Makefile.am b/splash/Makefile.am
index bb4e5e4da..34d41419d 100644
--- a/splash/Makefile.am
+++ b/splash/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES = -I$(srcdir)/.. -I$(srcdir)/../fofi -I$(srcdir)/../goo $(LIBFREETYPE_CFLAGS)
+INCLUDES = -I$(srcdir)/.. -I$(srcdir)/../fofi -I$(srcdir)/../goo $(LIBFREETYPE_CFLAGS) $(USER_INCLUDES)
 
 libsplash_la_SOURCES = Splash.cc SplashBitmap.cc SplashClip.cc SplashFTFont.cc SplashFTFontEngine.cc \
 	SplashFTFontFile.cc SplashFont.cc SplashFontEngine.cc SplashFontFile.cc SplashFontFileID.cc \