diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4b65d434..ee9101d5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ irssi-config
 
 AC_OUTPUT
 
+dnl ** make the paths like include headers later
+$LN_S $srcdir irssi
+
 dnl ** for building from objdir
 old_dir=`pwd` && cd $srcdir && whole_dir=`pwd` && cd $old_dir
 if test "x$old_dir" != "x$whole_dir"; then
diff --git a/irssi b/irssi
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..945c9b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irssi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/irc/core/bans.c b/src/irc/core/bans.c
index 14a2bfe1..46ca67d7 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/bans.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/bans.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
-#include <irssi/src/core/module.h>
+#include "module.h"
 #include <irssi/src/core/signals.h>
 #include <irssi/src/core/misc.h>
 #include <irssi/src/core/settings.h>