diff --git a/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh b/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
index 9fbfb168c8cdd8d00e4e81c2fba1bd13a3657555..04eb0809d999c6c168fcf9330f92515c9cec5304 100755
--- a/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
+++ b/distro/scripts/adl_cots.sh
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ mk_hl_region()
     export HDF5_INSTALL_DIR=${USER_COTS_PATH} && \
     linc=`pwd`  && \
     make clean  && \
-    make CC=$CC INCLUDES="$CPPFLAGS -I$linc/src  $LDFLAGS  -lhdf5 -lhdf5_hl -lm"  && \
+    make CC=$CC INCLUDES="$CPPFLAGS -I${USER_COTS_PATH}/include -I$linc/src  $LDFLAGS  -lhdf5 -lhdf5_hl -lm"  && \
     make PREFIX=${USER_COTS_PATH} install  && \
     echo "${FUNCNAME[0]} finished" && \
     return 0