diff --git a/src/host/Makefile.am b/src/host/Makefile.am
index f3a3343b1..197f4bb78 100644
--- a/src/host/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/host/Makefile.am
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 SOF_INC = $(prefix)/include/sof
 DEFINE = -DSOF_INC=\"$(SOF_INC)\"
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I $(SOF_INC) $(SOF_INCDIR) $(DEFINE)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I $(SOF_INC) $(COMMON_INCDIR) $(DEFINE)
 AM_CFLAGS = -g -Wall
-AM_LDFLAGS = -L$(prefix)/lib
+AM_LDFLAGS = -L../ipc -L../audio/.libs
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = testbench