diff --git a/clutter/Makefile.am b/clutter/Makefile.am
index f60adfb44..a1ef46e3b 100644
--- a/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ Cally-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: Makefile $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) Clutter-@CLUT
 		$(INCLUDES) \
 		$(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
 		--c-include='cally/cally.h' \
+		--add-include-path=$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 		--include=GObject-2.0 \
 		--include=Atk-1.0 \
 		--include=Pango-1.0 \
@@ -408,6 +409,8 @@ Cally-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: Makefile $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) Clutter-@CLUT
 
 BUILT_GIRSOURCES += Cally-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
 
+Cally-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir: Makefile Clutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.gir
+
 # INTROSPECTION_GIRDIR/INTROSPECTION_TYPELIBDIR aren't the right place to
 # install anything - we need to install inside our prefix.
 girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0