diff --git a/common/Makefile.am b/common/Makefile.am
index 7a7dd8232..15fb295fa 100644
--- a/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/common/Makefile.am
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter/cogl/$(CLUTTER_COGL) \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter/cogl \
+	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
         -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Cogl-Common\" \
         -DCLUTTER_COMPILATION
 
diff --git a/gl/Makefile.am b/gl/Makefile.am
index 1aab5b649..7864a4aee 100644
--- a/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter/cogl \
+	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Cogl-GL\" \
 	-DCLUTTER_COMPILATION
 
diff --git a/gles/Makefile.am b/gles/Makefile.am
index 3ce5365a7..6d17a6c6e 100644
--- a/gles/Makefile.am
+++ b/gles/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/clutter/cogl/$(CLUTTER_COGL) \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter/cogl \
+	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
         -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Cogl-GLES\" \
         -DCLUTTER_COMPILATION