diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 85dce93a..b898af1b 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Build-time flags needed to form example programs
-ERT_INCLUDE_PATH = $(ERT_ROOT)/include
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS =                                   \
 -I$(top_srcdir)                                 \
--I$(ERT_INCLUDE_PATH)                           \
+$(ERT_CPPFLAGS)					\
 $(OPM_BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
 
 # All targets link to the library
diff --git a/tutorials/Makefile.am b/tutorials/Makefile.am
index a5e42569..3be1c9f8 100644
--- a/tutorials/Makefile.am
+++ b/tutorials/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS =					\
 -I$(top_srcdir)					\
+$(ERT_CPPFLAGS)					\
 $(OPM_BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
 
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(OPM_BOOST_LDFLAGS)