diff --git a/scripts/src/emu.lua b/scripts/src/emu.lua
index 38ce3c40a16..49072ed0239 100644
--- a/scripts/src/emu.lua
+++ b/scripts/src/emu.lua
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ function emuProject(_target, _subtarget)
 	includedirs {
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/emu",
+    MAME_DIR .. "src/emu/netlist",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/mame", -- used for sound amiga
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ if (_OPTIONS["DRIVERS"] == nil) then
 	includedirs {
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/emu",
+    MAME_DIR .. "src/emu/netlist",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty",
diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
index 2a275b53214..1a1a0d52771 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ function createMAMEProjects(_target, _subtarget, _name)
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/mame",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",
+    MAME_DIR .. "src/emu/netlist",
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty",
 		GEN_DIR  .. "mame/layout",
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index b79e0964634..bd18182c127 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -883,6 +883,7 @@ function createMESSProjects(_target, _subtarget, _name)
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/mame",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",
+    MAME_DIR .. "src/emu/netlist",
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty",
 		GEN_DIR  .. "mess/layout",
 		GEN_DIR  .. "mame/layout",
diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/nl.lua b/scripts/target/mame/nl.lua
index 0ba36789c5b..bfd2dbe3b79 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/nl.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/nl.lua
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ function createProjects_mame_nl(_target, _subtarget)
 	includedirs {
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/emu",
+    MAME_DIR .. "src/emu/netlist",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/mame",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
 		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",