diff --git a/doc/reference/cogl-gst/Makefile.am b/doc/reference/cogl-gst/Makefile.am
index 36f561f21..5e5c21d95 100644
--- a/doc/reference/cogl-gst/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/reference/cogl-gst/Makefile.am
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ expand_content_files=\
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS=\
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
-	-I$(top_builddir)/cogl \
+	-I$(top_builddir) \
 	-DCOGL_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API \
 	$(COGL_DEP_CFLAGS) \
 	$(COGL_GST_DEP_CFLAGS)