diff --git a/player/Makefile.am b/player/Makefile.am
index 2730ca953349..2fd3dd8965e2 100644
--- a/player/Makefile.am
+++ b/player/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I/usr/include/sai -I$(top_srcdir)/common
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I/usr/include/sai
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = player