diff --git a/cli/cli.pro b/cli/cli.pro
index 011919ff9..8b1e1bb02 100644
--- a/cli/cli.pro
+++ b/cli/cli.pro
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 TARGET = cppcheck
 DEPENDPATH += .
-INCLUDEPATH += . ../lib ../externals
+INCLUDEPATH += . ../lib
 OBJECTS_DIR = temp
 CONFIG += warn_on
 CONFIG -= qt app_bundle
diff --git a/lib/lib.pri b/lib/lib.pri
index c01665b4f..10505fa76 100644
--- a/lib/lib.pri
+++ b/lib/lib.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # no manual edits - this file is autogenerated by dmake
 
 LIBS += -L../externals -lpcre
+INCLUDEPATH += ../externals
 HEADERS += $$PWD/check.h \
            $$PWD/checkautovariables.h \
            $$PWD/checkbufferoverrun.h \
diff --git a/tools/dmake.cpp b/tools/dmake.cpp
index 4c8d8a346..9cb34e869 100644
--- a/tools/dmake.cpp
+++ b/tools/dmake.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (fout1.is_open())
         {
             fout1 << "# no manual edits - this file is autogenerated by dmake\n\n";
-            fout1 << "LIBS += -lpcre\n";
+            fout1 << "LIBS += -L../externals -lpcre\n";
+            fout1 << "INCLUDEPATH += ../externals\n";
             fout1 << "HEADERS += $$PWD/check.h \\\n";
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < libfiles.size(); ++i)
             {
@@ -172,6 +173,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
+    fout << "# This file is generated by tools/dmake, do not edit.\n\n";
+
     // Makefile settings..
     if (release)
     {
@@ -179,8 +182,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     else
     {
-        fout << "# This file is generated by tools/dmake, do not edit.\n\n";
-
         // TODO: add more compiler warnings.
         // -Wconversion      : generates too many compiler warnings currently
         // -Wlogical-op      : doesn't work on older GCC