diff --git a/package/mtd/Makefile b/package/mtd/Makefile
index 49a760be23..27338d783b 100644
--- a/package/mtd/Makefile
+++ b/package/mtd/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endef
 target=$(firstword $(subst -, ,$(BOARD)))
 
 MAKE_FLAGS += TARGET="$(target)"
-TARGET_CFLAGS += -Dtarget_$(target)=1 -Wall
+TARGET_CFLAGS := -I$(LINUX_DIR)/include $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -Dtarget_$(target)=1 -Wall
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS
   MAKE_FLAGS += FIS_SUPPORT=1