diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 949d32f1692..cef09321eb8 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ else()
     list(APPEND InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES IE::commonTestUtils)
 endif()
 
-target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../inference_engine")
+target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} SYSTEM PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../inference_engine")
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES})
 
 # Compatibility with python 2.7 which has deprecated "register" specifier