diff --git a/samples/dawn/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/dawn/CMakeLists.txt
index 07d596edba..eaf697ebc4 100644
--- a/samples/dawn/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/dawn/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 add_library(dawn_sample_utils STATIC ${DAWN_DUMMY_FILE})
 common_compile_options(dawn_sample_utils)
+target_include_directories(dawn_sample_utils PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_sources(dawn_sample_utils PRIVATE
     "SampleUtils.cpp"
     "SampleUtils.h"
diff --git a/samples/dawn/CPPLINT.cfg b/samples/dawn/CPPLINT.cfg
index e6baf5cc10..4eb7dc1073 100644
--- a/samples/dawn/CPPLINT.cfg
+++ b/samples/dawn/CPPLINT.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 filter=-build/header_guard
-filter=-build/include
 filter=-build/include_order
 filter=-build/include_what_you_use
 filter=-readability/casting
diff --git a/samples/dawn/SampleUtils.cpp b/samples/dawn/SampleUtils.cpp
index db14027c49..fab58bf359 100644
--- a/samples/dawn/SampleUtils.cpp
+++ b/samples/dawn/SampleUtils.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-#include "SampleUtils.h"
+#include "samples/dawn/SampleUtils.h"
 
 #include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
 #include "dawn/common/Assert.h"