diff --git a/common/meson.build b/common/meson.build
index 78d1c03..686dd81 100644
--- a/common/meson.build
+++ b/common/meson.build
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ daemon_common = static_library(
 
 link_daemon_common = declare_dependency(
     link_with: daemon_common,
+    include_directories: [include_directories('.')]
 )
-
-include_daemon_common = include_directories('.')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/daemon/meson.build b/daemon/meson.build
index 7a3544e..5109db3 100644
--- a/daemon/meson.build
+++ b/daemon/meson.build
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ executable(
     ],
     include_directories: [
         gamemoded_includes,
-        include_daemon_common,
     ],
     install: true,
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index 700f5c6..4714557 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ cpugovctl = executable(
         link_daemon_common,
     ],
     install: true,
-    include_directories: include_daemon_common,
     install_dir: path_libexecdir,
 )
 
@@ -27,6 +26,5 @@ gpuclockctl = executable(
         link_daemon_common,
     ],
     install: true,
-    include_directories: include_daemon_common,
     install_dir: path_libexecdir,
 )