diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2276f07925..5cef1c0a42 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ clean: $(DIRS-y)
 	$(Q)rm -rf build/bin
 	$(Q)rm -rf build/fio
 	$(Q)rm -rf build/examples
+	$(Q)rm -rf build/include
 
 install: all
 	$(Q)echo "Installed to $(DESTDIR)$(CONFIG_PREFIX)"
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ build_dir: mk/cc.mk
 	$(Q)mkdir -p build/bin
 	$(Q)mkdir -p build/fio
 	$(Q)mkdir -p build/examples
+	$(Q)mkdir -p build/include/spdk
 
 include/spdk/config.h: mk/config.mk scripts/genconfig.py
 	$(Q)echo "#ifndef SPDK_CONFIG_H" > $@.tmp; \
diff --git a/include/Makefile b/include/Makefile
index ed0c65667c..5bf07bd0ad 100644
--- a/include/Makefile
+++ b/include/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ endif
 .PHONY: $(INSTALLED_HEADERS)
 
 all:
-	@:
+	$(Q)cp $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/include/spdk/*.h $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/build/include/spdk/
 
 clean:
 	@: