diff --git a/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils-native_cvs.bb b/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils-native_cvs.bb
index f64c4d950c..72964d6457 100644
--- a/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils-native_cvs.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils-native_cvs.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ require yaffs2-utils.inc
 inherit native
 
 DEPENDS = "mtd-utils-native"
+PR = "r1"
+
+CFLAGS += "-I.. -DCONFIG_YAFFS_UTIL"
 
 do_stage() {
     for i in mkyaffsimage mkyaffs2image; do