diff --git a/nnvm/Makefile b/nnvm/Makefile
index 4ebd9ac95b7069d26f8fbf848451661171b0494c..8392aadc3f2d5e9fc5e32205e178af54dd3f84c1 100644
--- a/nnvm/Makefile
+++ b/nnvm/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CFLAGS += -I$(TVMPATH)/include -I$(TVMPATH)/3rdparty/dlpack/include -I$(TVMPATH)
 ifdef DMLC_CORE_PATH
   CFLAGS += -I$(DMLC_CORE_PATH)/include
 else
-  CFLAGS += -I$(ROOTDIR)/../dmlc-core/include
+  CFLAGS += -I$(TVMPATH)/3rdparty/dmlc-core/include
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(ADD_CFLAGS), NONE)