diff --git a/boards/common/stm32f103c8/Makefile.include b/boards/common/stm32f103c8/Makefile.include
index 9d4c7f1a26..bd4693b6a3 100644
--- a/boards/common/stm32f103c8/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/common/stm32f103c8/Makefile.include
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 export CPU = stm32f1
 export CPU_MODEL = stm32f103c8
 
+INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/common/stm32f103c8/include
+
 # define the default port depending on the host OS
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyUSB0
 PORT_DARWIN ?= $(firstword $(sort $(wildcard /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART*)))
@@ -29,6 +31,4 @@ export DEBUG_ADAPTER ?= stlink
 export STLINK_VERSION ?= 2
 
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/tools/openocd.inc.mk
-
-INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/common/stm32f103c8/include
 endif