diff --git a/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck b/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck
index 8eb44ccdee2..547f9dc5c4e 100755
--- a/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck
+++ b/src/tools/pginclude/cpluspluscheck
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ do
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="$python_includespec" ;;
 	    src/interfaces/ecpg/*)
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="-I $builddir/src/interfaces/ecpg/include -I $srcdir/src/interfaces/ecpg/include" ;;
+		src/backend/utils/adt/*)
+		EXTRAINCLUDES="-I $builddir/src/backend/utils/adt/" ;;
 	    *)
 		EXTRAINCLUDES="" ;;
 	esac