diff --git a/lib/lib.pri b/lib/lib.pri
index 44e8766bc..dfa3d61a6 100644
--- a/lib/lib.pri
+++ b/lib/lib.pri
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # no manual edits - this file is autogenerated by dmake
 
 include($$PWD/pcrerules.pri)
+BASEPATH = ../externals/tinyxml/
+include($$PWD/../externals/tinyxml/tinyxml.pri)
+BASEPATH = ../lib/
 INCLUDEPATH += ../externals/tinyxml
 HEADERS += $${BASEPATH}check.h \
            $${BASEPATH}check64bit.h \
diff --git a/tools/dmake.cpp b/tools/dmake.cpp
index 47841b3b8..c42fc4c68 100644
--- a/tools/dmake.cpp
+++ b/tools/dmake.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (fout1.is_open()) {
             fout1 << "# no manual edits - this file is autogenerated by dmake\n\n";
             fout1 << "include($$PWD/pcrerules.pri)\n";
+            fout1 << "BASEPATH = ../externals/tinyxml/\n";
+            fout1 << "include($$PWD/../externals/tinyxml/tinyxml.pri)\n";
+            fout1 << "BASEPATH = ../lib/\n";
             fout1 << "INCLUDEPATH += ../externals/tinyxml\n";
             fout1 << "HEADERS += $${BASEPATH}check.h \\\n";
             for (unsigned int i = 0; i < libfiles.size(); ++i) {