diff --git a/src/Jamrules b/src/Jamrules
index e3868de6a..19de8cc67 100644
--- a/src/Jamrules
+++ b/src/Jamrules
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ CCFLAGS += -Wwrite-strings
 		   -Wno-char-subscripts
 		   ;
 
+XMLHDRS = /usr/include/libxml2 ;
+
 rule iconv
 {
   if $(LINK_ICONV) {
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/Jamfile b/src/common/kernel/Jamfile
index b515cf44d..ccfbf5e05 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/Jamfile
+++ b/src/common/kernel/Jamfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ TargetDirectory ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/../util ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/.. ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/../.. ;
+SubDirHdrs $(XMLHDRS) ;
 
 SOURCES =
  alchemy.c
diff --git a/src/common/util/Jamfile b/src/common/util/Jamfile
index ec64dbdfa..784e996ed 100644
--- a/src/common/util/Jamfile
+++ b/src/common/util/Jamfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ SubDir TOP common util ;
 TargetDirectory ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/.. ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/../.. ;
+SubDirHdrs $(XMLHDRS) ;
 
 SOURCES =
  attrib.c
diff --git a/src/eressea/Jamfile b/src/eressea/Jamfile
index a20d8583a..408bf5775 100644
--- a/src/eressea/Jamfile
+++ b/src/eressea/Jamfile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/../common/util ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/../common ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/.. ;
 
+SubDirHdrs $(XMLHDRS) ;
+
 LUASERVER = eressea-lua ;
 SERVER = eressea ;
 
diff --git a/src/mapper/Jamfile b/src/mapper/Jamfile
index a2fdb61e3..4e693a063 100644
--- a/src/mapper/Jamfile
+++ b/src/mapper/Jamfile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/../common/util ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/../common ;
 SubDirHdrs $(SUBDIR)/.. ;
 
+SubDirHdrs $(XMLHDRS) ;
+
 SOURCES =
  autoseed.c
  logging.c