diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f49059c..7e15360 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ link_directories(${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 find_path(FF_INCLUDE_PATH fontforge/fontforge.h)
 if(FF_INCLUDE_PATH)
     message("Found fontforge.h: ${FF_INCLUDE_PATH}/fontforge/fontforge.h")
-    include_directories(${FF_INCLUDE_PATH})
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -include ${FF_INCLUDE_PATH}/fontforge/fontforge.h")
     include_directories(${FF_INCLUDE_PATH}/fontforge)
 else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Error: cannot locate fontforge.h")