diff --git a/tools/sstrip/Makefile b/tools/sstrip/Makefile
index 076851f585..045d080785 100644
--- a/tools/sstrip/Makefile
+++ b/tools/sstrip/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=sstrip
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define Host/Compile
-	$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -I../include -include endian.h $(HOST_STATIC_LINKING) -o $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/sstrip src/sstrip.c
+	$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_CFLAGS) -include endian.h $(HOST_STATIC_LINKING) -o $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/sstrip src/sstrip.c
 endef
 
 define Host/Install