diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
index 9c023bc8f6..649f4dcb83 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common/include
 
 export USEMODULE += periph
 export USEMODULE += periph_common
diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_common/periph/timer.c b/cpu/mips32r2_common/periph/timer.c
index 009ed0d4d0..417ea4d710 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_common/periph/timer.c
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_common/periph/timer.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
 #ifdef EIC_IRQ
-#include "../include/eic_irq.h"
+#include "eic_irq.h"
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
index 21d2e166db..1acfdeb793 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-export INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common/include \
-                   -I$(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common/include
+export INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common/include
 
 USEMODULE += periph_common
 USEMODULE += periph_hwrng
diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32mx/eic_pic32mx.c b/cpu/mips_pic32mx/eic_pic32mx.c
index 66cf41c091..394ed64f11 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32mx/eic_pic32mx.c
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32mx/eic_pic32mx.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "board.h"
-#include "../mips32r2_common/include/eic_irq.h"
+#include "eic_irq.h"
 
 void eic_irq_configure(int irq_num)
 {
diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32mz/eic_pic32mz.c b/cpu/mips_pic32mz/eic_pic32mz.c
index 3a74b0eed4..c9e613e2b8 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32mz/eic_pic32mz.c
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32mz/eic_pic32mz.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "board.h"
-#include "../mips32r2_common/include/eic_irq.h"
+#include "eic_irq.h"
 
 void eic_irq_configure(int irq_num)
 {