diff --git a/lustre/utils/Makefile.am b/lustre/utils/Makefile.am
index c81428ab72af6a1a657678d9b315d3d73bd2c686..ff22c37932773d6709be7d6eac3290315b636e4d 100644
--- a/lustre/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/lustre/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = Lustre
 
 AM_CFLAGS=$(LLCFLAGS)
-AM_CPPFLAGS=$(LLCPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS=$(LLCPPFLAGS) -DLUSTRE_UTILS=1
 
 LIBPTLCTL := $(top_builddir)/portals/utils/libptlctl.a