diff --git a/srcpkgs/timg/template b/srcpkgs/timg/template
index 3d1ccb81b20..9221bc491df 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/timg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/timg/template
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ homepage="https://github.com/hzeller/timg"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=436e2c3b5f43e906786ca150d11e521281d558329a7bc00198fe30d6907ee8c4
 
+CXXFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/GraphicsMagick"
+
 do_install() {
 	vbin timg
 }