diff --git a/mclagsyncd/Makefile.am b/mclagsyncd/Makefile.am
index 3867ab23b9..c30b62c906 100644
--- a/mclagsyncd/Makefile.am
+++ b/mclagsyncd/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-INCLUDES = -I $(top_srcdir) -I $(top_srcdir)/orchagent
+INCLUDES = -I $(top_srcdir) -I $(top_srcdir)/orchagent -I $(top_srcdir)/orchagent/flex_counter
 
 CFLAGS_SAI = -I /usr/include/sai
 
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ else
 DBGFLAGS = -g
 endif
 
-mclagsyncd_SOURCES = mclagsyncd.cpp mclaglink.cpp
+mclagsyncd_SOURCES = mclagsyncd.cpp mclaglink.cpp $(top_srcdir)/orchagent/orch.cpp $(top_srcdir)/orchagent/request_parser.cpp
 
 mclagsyncd_CFLAGS = $(DBGFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_COMMON) $(CFLAGS_SAI)
-mclagsyncd_CPPFLAGS = $(DBGFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_COMMON)
+mclagsyncd_CPPFLAGS = $(DBGFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS_COMMON) $(CFLAGS_SAI)
 mclagsyncd_LDADD = -lnl-3 -lnl-route-3 -lswsscommon