diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild b/scripts/Kbuild
index 80c60733e..80836cfb5 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ always := $(hostprogs-y)
 
 # Let clean descend into subdirs
 subdir- += basic kconfig
+
+HOSTCFLAGS_usage.o = -I$(srctree)/include
diff --git a/scripts/usage.c b/scripts/usage.c
index adb290e4d..d888fa93d 100644
--- a/scripts/usage.c
+++ b/scripts/usage.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 static const char usage_messages[] =
 #define MAKE_USAGE
-#include "../include/usage.h"
-#include "../include/applets.h"
+#include "usage.h"
+#include "applets.h"
 ;
 
 int main(void)