diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ea0af3a36..85478b4de 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ if ENABLE_QT
 endif
 
 SUBDIRS=libprojectM NativePresets ${PROJECTM_SDL_SUBDIR} ${PROJECTM_QT_SUBDIR}
+
+# system headers/libraries/data to install
+# for compatibility reasons here as nobase_include
+nobase_include_HEADERS = libprojectM/projectM.hpp libprojectM/Common.hpp libprojectM/dlldefs.h libprojectM/event.h libprojectM/fatal.h libprojectM/PCM.hpp
diff --git a/src/libprojectM/Makefile.am b/src/libprojectM/Makefile.am
index f102b9fb7..12d16cac4 100644
--- a/src/libprojectM/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libprojectM/Makefile.am
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/libprojectM/Renderer \
 	$(FTGL_CFLAGS) $(CG_CFLAGS)
 
-# system headers/libraries/data to install
-include_HEADERS = projectM.hpp Common.hpp dlldefs.h event.h fatal.h PCM.hpp
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libprojectM.la  # public, possibly-shared library
 
 # link flags