--- a/tools/icu/icu-generic.gyp
+++ b/tools/icu/icu-generic.gyp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
               '<(icu_path)/source/i18n/uspoof_wsconf.h',
             ]}],
             ],
+          'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
           'include_dirs': [
             '<(icu_path)/source/i18n',
           ],
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@
           ],
           'dependencies': [ 'icuucx', 'icu_implementation', 'icu_uconfig', 'icu_uconfig_target' ],
           'direct_dependent_settings': {
+            'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
             'include_dirs': [
               '<(icu_path)/source/i18n',
             ],
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@
               # full data - just build the full data file, then we are done.
               'sources': [ '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/icudt<(icu_ver_major)_dat.c' ],
               'dependencies': [ 'genccode#host', 'icupkg#host', 'icu_implementation#host', 'icu_uconfig' ],
+              'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
               'include_dirs': [
                 '<(icu_path)/source/common',
               ],
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@
               # This file contains the small ICU data
               'sources': [ '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/icusmdt<(icu_ver_major)_dat.c' ],
               # for umachine.h
+              'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
               'include_dirs': [
                 '<(icu_path)/source/common',
               ],
@@ -370,6 +374,7 @@
       'sources': [
         '<@(icu_src_stubdata)'
       ],
+      'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
       'include_dirs': [
         '<(icu_path)/source/common',
       ],
@@ -438,6 +443,7 @@
           '_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED=0',
         ]}],
       ],
+      'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
       'include_dirs': [
         '<(icu_path)/source/common',
       ],
@@ -447,6 +453,7 @@
       'cflags_c': ['-std=c99'],
       'export_dependent_settings': [ 'icu_uconfig', 'icu_uconfig_target' ],
       'direct_dependent_settings': {
+        'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
         'include_dirs': [
           '<(icu_path)/source/common',
         ],
@@ -477,6 +484,7 @@
         '<(icu_path)/source/tools/toolutil/dbgutil.cpp',
         '<(icu_path)/source/tools/toolutil/dbgutil.h',
       ],
+      'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
       'include_dirs': [
         '<(icu_path)/source/common',
         '<(icu_path)/source/i18n',
@@ -496,6 +504,7 @@
         }]
       ],
       'direct_dependent_settings': {
+        'include_dirs!': [ '<!@(echo "$STAGING_DIR"/usr/include)' ],
         'include_dirs': [
           '<(icu_path)/source/common',
           '<(icu_path)/source/i18n',
