diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f68d302d9f..69dc8fc1e4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1731,3 +1731,5 @@
 	  FLASH; beginning of integration with NXFFS (Uros Platise).
 	* arch/mips: Added directory structure for PIC32 support
 	* configs/pcblogic-pic32mx:  Add directory structure for PCB Logic PIC32MX board
+	* apps/include:  Move include/apps to apps/include.  A symbolic link is created at
+	  build time
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 615a547e50..8785f1a1f4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ include/nuttx/config.h: $(TOPDIR)/.config tools/mkconfig
 
 include/apps: Make.defs
 ifneq ($(APPDIR),)
-	@$(DIRLINK) $(APPDIR)/include include/apps
+	@$(DIRLINK) $(TOPDIR)/$(APPDIR)/include include/apps
 endif
 
 # Link the arch/<arch-name>/include directory to include/arch