diff --git a/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake b/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
index 0c3771ce74..10c696f388 100644
--- a/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/common/px4_base.cmake
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ function(px4_add_common_flags)
 
 	set(visibility_flags
 		-fvisibility=hidden
-		-include ${PX4_SOURCE_DIR}/src/include/visibility.h
+		-include visibility.h
 		)
 
 	set(added_c_flags