diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 965d79e87f911869a83503187f322645e4cc74fd..28eed989be75e15a3538ccd838b5a947e223caa9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ IF (firewire_ready)
    #if CV then add the libraries
    if (USE_CV) 
       TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(firewire ${OpenCV_LIBS} ${iriutils_LIBRARY} ${dc1394_LIBRARY} ${raw1394_LIBRARY})
+      INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OpenCV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
    else(USE_CV)
       TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(firewire ${iriutils_LIBRARY} ${dc1394_LIBRARY} ${raw1394_LIBRARY})
    endif(USE_CV)