diff --git a/components/nghttp/Makefile.projbuild b/components/nghttp/Makefile.projbuild
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+# Anyone compiling mbedTLS code needs the name of the
+# alternative config file
+
+CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/components/nghttp/component.mk b/components/nghttp/component.mk
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+#
+# Component Makefile
+#
+
+COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS := port/include include
+
+COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := library port
+
+include $(IDF_PATH)/make/component_common.mk
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