diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e16c5e9..c21dbea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ATRIP_ROOT := $(PWD)
+include atrip.mk
 CONFIG ?= gcc
 PREFIX ?= /usr
 SOURCES_FILE := Sources.mk
diff --git a/atrip.mk b/atrip.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66939aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atrip.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ATRIP_ROOT := $(PWD)
+CXXFLAGS += -I$(ATRIP_ROOT)/include
diff --git a/etc/config/gcc.mk b/etc/config/gcc.mk
index 50d00b1..ec1e297 100644
--- a/etc/config/gcc.mk
+++ b/etc/config/gcc.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ CXX = mpic++
 
 bench: lib
 
-CXXFLAGS += -I$(ATRIP_ROOT)/include
-
 CXXFLAGS += -I$(CTF_INCLUDE_PATH)
 CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
 CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11