diff --git a/config/config.mak b/config/config.mak
index 668e49c07783..1a1669684580 100644
--- a/config/config.mak
+++ b/config/config.mak
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ LCFLAGS=$(LCFLAGS) -DSMOOTH_PROGRESS
 !endif
 
 XPDIST=$(DEPTH)\dist
-PUBLIC=$(XPDIST)\public
+PUBLIC=$(XPDIST)\include
 
 #//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #// OBJDIR is NOT the same as DIST for Win16. The Win16 dist stuff can
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ NGLAYOUT_DIST=$(XPDIST)\NGL$(MOZ_BITS)_D.OBJ
 
 CFGFILE=$(OBJDIR)\cmd.cfg
 
-INCS=$(INCS) -I$(XPDIST)\include -I$(DIST)\include -I$(DEPTH)\include
+INCS=$(INCS) -I$(PUBLIC) -I$(DIST)\include -I$(DEPTH)\include
 
 # Perhaps we should add MOZ_LITENESS_FLAGS to 16 bit build
 !if "$(MOZ_BITS)" == "16"
diff --git a/config/rules.mak b/config/rules.mak
index 895f553a7f03..054f4fa189cd 100644
--- a/config/rules.mak
+++ b/config/rules.mak
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ $(JAVA_DESTPATH)\$(PACKAGE): $(JAVA_DESTPATH)
 $(JMCSRCDIR):
     -mkdir $(JMCSRCDIR)
 
-$(XPDIST)\include:
+$(PUBLIC):
     -mkdir $(XPDIST:/=\)\include
 
 !ifdef IDL_GEN
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ export:: $(JMC_STUBS) $(OBJDIR) $(JMC_OBJS)
 #//
 #//------------------------------------------------------------------------
 !if "$(EXPORTS)" != "$(NULL)"
-export:: $(XPDIST)\include
+export:: $(PUBLIC)
     for %f in ($(EXPORTS)) do $(MAKE_INSTALL:/=\) %f $(XPDIST:/=\)\include
 
 clobber::
@@ -700,10 +700,10 @@ export:: $(XPDIST)\idl
         @echo.
         -for %i in ($(XPIDLSRCS:/=\)) do $(MAKE_INSTALL) %i $(XPDIST)\idl
 
-export:: $(XPIDL_GEN_DIR) $(XPIDL_HEADERS) $(XPDIST)\include
+export:: $(XPIDL_GEN_DIR) $(XPIDL_HEADERS) $(PUBLIC)
         @echo +++ make: exporting generated XPIDL header files
         @echo.
-        -for %i in ($(XPIDL_HEADERS:/=\)) do $(MAKE_INSTALL) %i $(XPDIST)\include
+        -for %i in ($(XPIDL_HEADERS:/=\)) do $(MAKE_INSTALL) %i $(PUBLIC)
 
 !ifndef NO_GEN_XPT
 install:: $(XPIDL_GEN_DIR) $(TYPELIB)