diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 387672496..e5b8f2b91 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+include_directories(
+	${WLC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+
 add_library(sway-common
 	ipc-client.c
 	list.c
diff --git a/swaygrab/CMakeLists.txt b/swaygrab/CMakeLists.txt
index 85ad39074..888a9aee5 100644
--- a/swaygrab/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/swaygrab/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 include_directories(
 	${JSONC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+	${WLC_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
 
 add_executable(swaygrab