diff --git a/contrib/mod_defender/Makefile b/contrib/mod_defender/Makefile
index ca06cefbc..dfd0b741e 100644
--- a/contrib/mod_defender/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/mod_defender/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ EVENT_INC := /usr/include
 endif
 
 CFLAGS  += -g -Wall -pthread
-INCS += -I../../include -I$(MOD_DEFENDER_SRC) -I$(APACHE2_INC) -I$(APR_INC) -I$(EVENT_INC)
+INCS += -Iinclude -I$(MOD_DEFENDER_SRC) -I$(APACHE2_INC) -I$(APR_INC) -I$(EVENT_INC)
 LIBS += -lpthread  $(EVENT_LIB) -levent_pthreads -lapr-1 -laprutil-1 -lstdc++ -lm
 
 CXXFLAGS = -g -std=gnu++11
diff --git a/contrib/mod_defender/defender.c b/contrib/mod_defender/defender.c
index e798a2275..fa3910e73 100644
--- a/contrib/mod_defender/defender.c
+++ b/contrib/mod_defender/defender.c
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
-#include <haproxy/api.h>
-#include <haproxy/chunk.h>
 #include <haproxy/spoe.h>
-#include <haproxy/time.h>
 #include <haproxy/tools.h>
 
 #include <http_core.h>
diff --git a/contrib/mod_defender/spoa.c b/contrib/mod_defender/spoa.c
index 78c009e2e..e96b95e74 100644
--- a/contrib/mod_defender/spoa.c
+++ b/contrib/mod_defender/spoa.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <event2/event_struct.h>
 #include <event2/thread.h>
 
-#include <haproxy/chunk.h>
 #include <haproxy/list.h>
 #include <haproxy/spoe.h>