diff --git a/compiler/main.v b/compiler/main.v
index 97b9116c31..2e79ebc0b9 100644
--- a/compiler/main.v
+++ b/compiler/main.v
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ void init_consts();')
 	// Embed cjson either in embedvlib or in json.o
 	if imports_json && c.build_mode == EMBED_VLIB ||
 	(c.build_mode == BUILD && c.out_name.contains('json.o')) {
-		cgen.genln('#include "json/cJSON/cJSON.c" ')
+		cgen.genln('#include "cJSON.c" ')
 	}
 	// We need the cjson header for all the json decoding user will do in default mode
 	if c.build_mode == DEFAULT_MODE {
 		if imports_json {
-			cgen.genln('#include "json/cJSON/cJSON.h"')
+			cgen.genln('#include "cJSON.h"')
 		}
 	}
 	if c.build_mode == EMBED_VLIB || c.build_mode == DEFAULT_MODE {
diff --git a/json/json_primitives.v b/json/json_primitives.v
index 108c916647..9337e5fd1c 100644
--- a/json/json_primitives.v
+++ b/json/json_primitives.v
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 
 module json
 
-// #include "json/cJSON/cJSON.c"
-#include "json/cJSON/cJSON.h"
+// TODO: windows support
+#flag linux -I$HOME/code/v/thirdpaty/cJSON
+#flag mac -I$HOME/code/v/thirdpaty/cJSON
+
+// #include "cJSON.c"
+#include "cJSON.h"
 struct C.cJSON {
 	valueint    int
 	valuestring byteptr