diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 43937986dd5..e483ac8d42c 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-10-25  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
+
+	* Makefile.am (syslex.@OBJEXT@): Add -I$(srcdir).
+	* Makefile.in: Regen.
+
 2011-10-25  Joern Rennecke  <joern.rennecke@embecosm.com>
 
 	* readelf.c: Include "elf/epiphany.h".
diff --git a/binutils/Makefile.am b/binutils/Makefile.am
index bbe58e2132d..59f759fccef 100644
--- a/binutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/binutils/Makefile.am
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ sysinfo$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD): sysinfo.@OBJEXT@ syslex.@OBJEXT@
 
 syslex.@OBJEXT@: syslex.c sysinfo.h config.h
 	if [ -r syslex.c ]; then \
-	  $(CC_FOR_BUILD) -c -I. $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(NO_WERROR) syslex.c ; \
+	  $(CC_FOR_BUILD) -c -I. -I$(srcdir) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(NO_WERROR) syslex.c ; \
 	else \
 	  $(CC_FOR_BUILD) -c -I. -I$(srcdir) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(NO_WERROR) $(srcdir)/syslex.c ;\
 	fi
diff --git a/binutils/Makefile.in b/binutils/Makefile.in
index 9f10781d58a..9fe5642f94e 100644
--- a/binutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/binutils/Makefile.in
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ sysinfo$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD): sysinfo.@OBJEXT@ syslex.@OBJEXT@
 
 syslex.@OBJEXT@: syslex.c sysinfo.h config.h
 	if [ -r syslex.c ]; then \
-	  $(CC_FOR_BUILD) -c -I. $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(NO_WERROR) syslex.c ; \
+	  $(CC_FOR_BUILD) -c -I. -I$(srcdir) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(NO_WERROR) syslex.c ; \
 	else \
 	  $(CC_FOR_BUILD) -c -I. -I$(srcdir) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(NO_WERROR) $(srcdir)/syslex.c ;\
 	fi