diff --git a/packages/addons/service/mpd/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/mpd/package.mk
index 81d8bf55f8..3d6a3caf89 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/mpd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/mpd/package.mk
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ PKG_MESON_OPTS_TARGET="-Dadplug=disabled \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(get_install_dir libnfs5)/usr/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
+  export TARGET_CXXFLAGS+=" -I$(get_install_dir libnfs5)/usr/include"
 }
 
 addon() {