diff --git a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.qbs b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.qbs
index 47bedb47210..22d096fcfe8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/imageviewer/imageviewer.qbs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ QtcPlugin {
 
     Depends { name: "cpp" }
     cpp.includePaths: [
+        ".",
         "..",
         "../../libs",
         buildDirectory