diff --git a/common/Makefile.am b/common/Makefile.am
index be50de28..4924f53d 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/common/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-libfko_util_source_files 	= ../lib/strlcpy.c ../lib/strlcat.c ../lib/fko_util.h
-libfko_util_a_SOURCES    	= $(libfko_util_source_files)
-libfko_util_a_LIBADD    	= 
-
 noinst_LIBRARIES         	= libfko_util.a
 
+libfko_util_source_files 	= ../lib/strlcpy.c ../lib/strlcat.c ../lib/fko_util.h
+
+libfko_util_a_SOURCES    	= $(libfko_util_source_files)
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS         		= $(GPGME_CFLAGS) -I $(top_srcdir)/common
+
 EXTRA_DIST = common.h netinet_common.h