diff --git a/libresapi/src/libresapi.pro b/libresapi/src/libresapi.pro
index 161ce9bf7..5f4c973e9 100644
--- a/libresapi/src/libresapi.pro
+++ b/libresapi/src/libresapi.pro
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ DESTDIR = lib
 
 !include(use_libresapi.pri):error("Including")
 
-# when rapidjson is mainstream on all distribs, we will not need the sources anymore
-# in the meantime, they are part of the RS directory so that it is always possible to find them
-
-INCLUDEPATH += ../../rapidjson-1.1.0
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../libretroshare/src
 
 libresapilocalserver {
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
index a2db59f79..45d55f077 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
+++ b/libretroshare/src/libretroshare.pro
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ DESTDIR = lib
 #QMAKE_CFLAGS += -Werror
 #QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Werror
 
-# when rapidjson is mainstream on all distribs, we will not need the sources anymore
-# in the meantime, they are part of the RS directory so that it is always possible to find them
-
-INCLUDEPATH += ../../rapidjson-1.1.0
-
 debug {
 #	DEFINES *= DEBUG
 #	DEFINES *= OPENDHT_DEBUG DHT_DEBUG CONN_DEBUG DEBUG_UDP_SORTER P3DISC_DEBUG DEBUG_UDP_LAYER FT_DEBUG EXTADDRSEARCH_DEBUG
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/use_libretroshare.pri b/libretroshare/src/use_libretroshare.pri
index 9971cea7d..2e26fbddd 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/use_libretroshare.pri
+++ b/libretroshare/src/use_libretroshare.pri
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ bitdht {
     !include("../../libbitdht/src/use_libbitdht.pri"):error("Including")
 }
 
+# when rapidjson is mainstream on all distribs, we will not need the sources
+# anymore in the meantime, they are part of the RS directory so that it is
+# always possible to find them
+INCLUDEPATH *= $$system_path($$clean_path($${PWD}/../../rapidjson-1.1.0))
+
 sLibs =
 mLibs = $$RS_SQL_LIB ssl crypto $$RS_THREAD_LIB $$RS_UPNP_LIB
 dLibs =
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro b/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
index 48e10a377..30b2af946 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/retroshare-gui.pro
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ DEFINES += TARGET=\\\"$${TARGET}\\\"
 DEPENDPATH  *= $${PWD} $${RS_INCLUDE_DIR} retroshare-gui
 INCLUDEPATH *= $${PWD} retroshare-gui
 
-# when rapidjson is mainstream on all distribs, we will not need the sources anymore
-# in the meantime, they are part of the RS directory so that it is always possible to find them
-
-INCLUDEPATH += ../../rapidjson-1.1.0
-
 libresapihttpserver {
     !include("../../libresapi/src/use_libresapi.pri"):error("Including")
     HEADERS *= gui/settings/WebuiPage.h
diff --git a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
index 6c95d278c..05f5e99e1 100644
--- a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
+++ b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare-nogui.pro
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ libresapihttpserver {
 
 !include("../../libretroshare/src/use_libretroshare.pri"):error("Including")
 
-# when rapidjson is mainstream on all distribs, we will not need the sources anymore
-# in the meantime, they are part of the RS directory so that it is always possible to find them
-
-INCLUDEPATH += ../../rapidjson-1.1.0
 
 ################################# Linux ##########################################
 linux-* {