diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d0ec1f6a..0daafb40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ src/speak-ng
 
 *.exp
 *.idb
-*.pdb
 *.ilk
+*.iobj
+*.ipdb
 *.log
+*.pdb
 *.tlog/
 
 .vs/
diff --git a/src/windows/libespeak-ng.vcxproj b/src/windows/libespeak-ng.vcxproj
index 63ae5870..e243d9f1 100644
--- a/src/windows/libespeak-ng.vcxproj
+++ b/src/windows/libespeak-ng.vcxproj
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>LIBESPEAK_NG_EXPORT;INCLUDE_KLATT;INCLUDE_MBROLA;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(IntDir)libespeak-ng.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir);$(ProjectDir)/../include;$(ProjectDir)/../include/compat</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>LIBESPEAK_NG_EXPORT;INCLUDE_KLATT;INCLUDE_MBROLA;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(IntDir)libespeak-ng.pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(ProjectDir);$(ProjectDir)/../include;$(ProjectDir)/../include/compat</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>