diff --git a/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc b/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc
index 76bbd45674..c47b43956d 100644
--- a/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc
+++ b/util/sconfig/Makefile.inc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ sconfigobj += sconfig.tab.o
 sconfigobj += main.o
 
 SCONFIGFLAGS += -I$(top)/util/sconfig -I$(objutil)/sconfig
+SCONFIGFLAGS += -I$(top)/src/commonlib/include
 
 $(objutil)/sconfig:
 	mkdir -p $@
diff --git a/util/sconfig/main.c b/util/sconfig/main.c
index 265e7285cb..385ced16ab 100644
--- a/util/sconfig/main.c
+++ b/util/sconfig/main.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <commonlib/helpers.h>
 #include "sconfig.h"
 #include "sconfig.tab.h"