diff --git a/configure/RULES.Db b/configure/RULES.Db
index 96d51ec7f..e58e667aa 100644
--- a/configure/RULES.Db
+++ b/configure/RULES.Db
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ vpath %.acs $(USR_VPATH) $(GENERIC_SRC_DIRS) $(COMMON_DIR)
 # dbExpand
 INSTALL_DBDFLAGS += -I $(INSTALL_DBD)
 INSTALL_DBFLAGS += -I $(INSTALL_DB)
-DBDFLAGS = $(USR_DBDFLAGS) -I . -I .. $(INSTALL_DBDFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBDFLAGS)
-DBFLAGS = $($*_DBFLAGS) $(USR_DBFLAGS) -I. -I.. $(INSTALL_DBFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBFLAGS)
+DBDFLAGS = $(USR_DBDFLAGS) -I. -I.. -I$(COMMON_DIR) $(INSTALL_DBDFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBDFLAGS)
+DBFLAGS = $($*_DBFLAGS) $(USR_DBFLAGS) -I. -I.. -I$(COMMON_DIR) $(INSTALL_DBFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBFLAGS)
 
 #####################################################
 # To allow os specific dbd files AND have the -j option work properly,
diff --git a/rules-db.patch b/rules-db.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dcd501ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-db.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+=== modified file 'configure/RULES.Db'
+--- configure/RULES.Db	2011-11-08 19:23:25 +0000
++++ configure/RULES.Db	2011-12-22 17:49:29 +0000
+@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
+ # dbExpand
+ INSTALL_DBDFLAGS += -I $(INSTALL_DBD)
+ INSTALL_DBFLAGS += -I $(INSTALL_DB)
+-DBDFLAGS = $(USR_DBDFLAGS) -I . -I .. $(INSTALL_DBDFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBDFLAGS)
+-DBFLAGS = $($*_DBFLAGS) $(USR_DBFLAGS) -I. -I.. $(INSTALL_DBFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBFLAGS)
++DBDFLAGS = $(USR_DBDFLAGS) -I. -I.. -I$(COMMON_DIR) $(INSTALL_DBDFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBDFLAGS)
++DBFLAGS = $($*_DBFLAGS) $(USR_DBFLAGS) -I. -I.. -I$(COMMON_DIR) $(INSTALL_DBFLAGS) $(RELEASE_DBFLAGS)
+ 
+ #####################################################
+ # To allow os specific dbd files AND have the -j option work properly,
+