threads = dependency('threads')
 glib = dependency('glib-2.0')
-inc = include_directories('../../include', '../../linux-headers')
 
 vhost_user = static_library('vhost-user',
                             files('libvhost-user.c'),
-                            include_directories: inc,
                             dependencies: threads,
                             c_args: '-D_GNU_SOURCE')
 
 executable('link-test', files('link-test.c'),
-           link_whole: vhost_user,
-           include_directories: inc)
+           link_whole: vhost_user)
 
 vhost_user_glib = static_library('vhost-user-glib',
                                  files('libvhost-user-glib.c'),
-                                 include_directories: inc,
                                  link_with: vhost_user,
                                  dependencies: glib)