diff --git a/fdbmonitor/CMakeLists.txt b/fdbmonitor/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d035f77d0..361b25b44b 100644
--- a/fdbmonitor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fdbmonitor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 set(FDBMONITOR_SRCS ConvertUTF.h SimpleIni.h fdbmonitor.cpp)
 
 add_executable(fdbmonitor ${FDBMONITOR_SRCS})
+# FIXME: This include directory is an ugly hack. We probably want to fix this
+# as soon as we get rid of the old build system
+target_include_directories(fdbmonitor PRIVATE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fdbclient)
 target_link_libraries(fdbmonitor flow)
 
 install(TARGETS fdbmonitor DESTINATION "${FDB_LIB_DIR}/foundationdb" COMPONENT server)