diff --git a/include/lvgl/config/lv_conf_internal.h b/include/lvgl/config/lv_conf_internal.h
index ac99809baa..e8945a86db 100644
--- a/include/lvgl/config/lv_conf_internal.h
+++ b/include/lvgl/config/lv_conf_internal.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     #elif defined(LV_CONF_INCLUDE_SIMPLE)         /* Or simply include lv_conf.h is enabled. */
         #include "lv_conf.h"
     #else
-        #include "../../lv_conf.h"                /* Else assume lv_conf.h is next to the lvgl folder. */
+        #include "../../../../lv_conf.h"                /* Else assume lv_conf.h is next to the lvgl folder. */
     #endif
     #if !defined(LV_CONF_H) && !defined(LV_CONF_SUPPRESS_DEFINE_CHECK)
         /* #include will sometimes silently fail when __has_include is used */
diff --git a/scripts/lv_conf_internal_gen.py b/scripts/lv_conf_internal_gen.py
index 9fa8328e48..132a9a4e05 100755
--- a/scripts/lv_conf_internal_gen.py
+++ b/scripts/lv_conf_internal_gen.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fout.write(
     #elif defined(LV_CONF_INCLUDE_SIMPLE)         /* Or simply include lv_conf.h is enabled. */
         #include "lv_conf.h"
     #else
-        #include "../../lv_conf.h"                /* Else assume lv_conf.h is next to the lvgl folder. */
+        #include "../../../../lv_conf.h"                /* Else assume lv_conf.h is next to the lvgl folder. */
     #endif
     #if !defined(LV_CONF_H) && !defined(LV_CONF_SUPPRESS_DEFINE_CHECK)
         /* #include will sometimes silently fail when __has_include is used */