diff --git a/include/Makefile b/include/Makefile
index 52750065ae23..73ce855469e5 100644
--- a/include/Makefile
+++ b/include/Makefile
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ symlinks: .PHONY .META
 		${INSTALL_SYMLINK} ${TAG_ARGS} ../../../sys/rpc/$$h \
 		    ${SDESTDIR}${INCLUDEDIR}/rpc; \
 	done
+.if ${MK_CDDL} != "no"
+	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} ${TAG_ARGS} \
+	    ../../../sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/sys/nvpair.h \
+	    ${SDESTDIR}${INCLUDEDIR}/sys
+.endif
 .if ${MK_MLX5TOOL} != "no"
 	${INSTALL_SYMLINK} ${TAG_ARGS} ../../../../sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5io.h \
 	    ${SDESTDIR}${INCLUDEDIR}/dev/mlx5