diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver/Makefile
index 757f0f6ce0d..bb620a9d890 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../gdb/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 CFLAGS+=	-I${GDBDIR}/gdb
 CFLAGS+=	-I${GDBDIR}/gdb/config
 CFLAGS+=	-I${GDBDIR}/gdb/gdbserver
+CFLAGS+=	-I../libbfd	# for BFD's config.h
 CFLAGS+=	-DNO_MMALLOC
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver5/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver5/Makefile
index c31ba6d9cdf..45aa3a48423 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver5/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdbserver5/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../gdb/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 CFLAGS+=	-I${GDBDIR}/gdb
 CFLAGS+=	-I${GDBDIR}/gdb/config
 CFLAGS+=	-I${GDBDIR}/gdb/gdbserver
+CFLAGS+=	-I../libbfd	# for BFD's config.h
 CFLAGS+=	-DNO_MMALLOC
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>