diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5cf87cd9dd..9de6eaed8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ macro(opm-simulators_targets_hook)
 
   add_library(moduleVersion OBJECT opm/simulators/utils/moduleVersion.cpp)
   opm_add_target_options(TARGET moduleVersion)
+  target_include_directories(moduleVersion BEFORE PRIVATE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 
   # Strictly we only depend on the update-version target,
   # but this is not exposed in a super-build.
@@ -645,6 +646,7 @@ macro(opm-simulators_targets_hook)
 
   add_library(MainDispatchDynamic OBJECT opm/simulators/flow/MainDispatchDynamic.cpp)
   simulators_add_target_options(TARGET MainDispatchDynamic)
+  target_include_directories(MainDispatchDynamic BEFORE PRIVATE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 
   target_sources(test_outputdir PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:moduleVersion>)
   target_sources(test_equil PRIVATE $<TARGET_OBJECTS:moduleVersion>)
@@ -694,6 +696,7 @@ macro(opm-simulators_targets_hook)
   foreach(OBJ ${COMMON_MODELS} ${FLOW_MODELS} ${FLOW_VARIANT_MODELS})
     add_library(flow_lib${OBJ} OBJECT flow/flow_${OBJ}.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(flow_lib${OBJ} PRIVATE opmcommon)
+    target_include_directories(flow_lib${OBJ} BEFORE PRIVATE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
     simulators_add_target_options(TARGET flow_lib${OBJ})
     list(APPEND FLOW_TGTS $<TARGET_OBJECTS:flow_lib${OBJ}>)
     list(APPEND FLOWMODELS_PREFIXED flow_${OBJ})