diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 90e5f7a..04851e5 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -731,3 +731,5 @@ BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST ?= "TMPDIR FILE PATH PWD BB_TASKHASH BBPATH DL_DIR SSTATE_
 
 MLPREFIX ??= ""
 MULTILIB_VARIANTS ??= ""
+
+BBINCLUDES = "${@oe.utils.get_file_depends(d)}"
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/utils.py b/meta/lib/oe/utils.py
index 02d5442..b4dcc4f 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/utils.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/utils.py
@@ -88,3 +88,12 @@ def param_bool(cfg, field, dflt = None):
 def inherits(d, *classes):
     """Return True if the metadata inherits any of the specified classes"""
     return any(bb.data.inherits_class(cls, d) for cls in classes)
+
+def get_file_depends(d):
+    '''Return the dependent files'''
+    dep_files = []
+    depends = d.getVar('__depends', True) or set()
+    depends = depends.union(d.getVar('__base_depends', True) or set())
+    for (fn, ctime) in depends:
+        dep_files.append(os.path.abspath(fn))
+    return " ".join(dep_files)