diff --git a/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk b/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
index 4182a30dab..e0104b40e9 100644
--- a/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
+++ b/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ MONGOOSE_CFLAGS += -DNS_ENABLE_SSL -lssl -lcrypto -lz
 endif
 
 define MONGOOSE_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_CC) $(@D)/examples/server.c $(@D)/mongoose.c \
+	$(TARGET_CC) $(@D)/examples/server.c $(@D)/mongoose.c -I$(@D) \
 		-o $(@D)/examples/server $(MONGOOSE_CFLAGS) -pthread -ldl
 	$(TARGET_CC) -c $(@D)/mongoose.c $(MONGOOSE_CFLAGS) -o $(@D)/mongoose.o
 	$(TARGET_AR) rcs $(@D)/libmongoose.a $(@D)/mongoose.o