diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index f3ac6d4..b184cea 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ SRCS += $(THISDIR)thirdparty/nugget/common/crt0/crt0.s
 
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(THISDIR)thirdparty/nugget/psyq/include -I$(THISDIR)psyq-4_7-converted/include -I$(THISDIR)psyq-4.7-converted-full/include -I$(THISDIR)psyq/include 
 LDFLAGS += -L$(THISDIR)thirdparty/nugget/psyq/lib -L$(THISDIR)psyq-4_7-converted/lib -L$(THISDIR)psyq-4.7-converted-full/lib -L$(THISDIR)psyq/lib
+# add support for NDR008's VScode setup
+CPPFLAGS += -I$(THISDIR)../third_party/psyq/include
+LDFLAGS += -L$(THISDIR)../third_party/psyq/lib
 LDFLAGS += -Wl,--start-group
 LDFLAGS += -lapi
 LDFLAGS += -lc