diff --git a/ircd/Makefile.am b/ircd/Makefile.am
index e2d9c5513..b2df45d77 100644
--- a/ircd/Makefile.am
+++ b/ircd/Makefile.am
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ LOWMEM_FLAGS= --param ggc-min-expand=1
 endif
 endif
 
+parse.lo:      AM_CPPFLAGS := -include ircd/spirit.h ${AM_CPPFLAGS}
+parse.lo:      CXXFLAGS += ${LOWMEM_FLAGS}
+
 json.lo:       AM_CPPFLAGS := -include ircd/spirit.h ${AM_CPPFLAGS}
 json.lo:       CXXFLAGS += ${LOWMEM_FLAGS}
 
diff --git a/ircd/parse.cc b/ircd/parse.cc
index 815e40b28..f62cd102d 100644
--- a/ircd/parse.cc
+++ b/ircd/parse.cc
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  *  USA
  */
 
-#include <ircd/spirit.h>
-
 decltype(ircd::spirit::rulebuf) thread_local
 ircd::spirit::rulebuf;