diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py
index 63bf7c696e1a..dcf551cb8c33 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/buildopts.py
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ def add_prefix_to_env(
             elif "/bz2-" in d:
                 add_flag(env, "CPPFLAGS", f"-I{includedir}", append=append)
 
+            # The thrift compiler's built-in includes are installed directly to the include dir
+            includethriftdir = os.path.join(d, "include", "thrift")
+            if os.path.exists(includethriftdir):
+                add_path_entry(env, "THRIFT_INCLUDE_PATH", includedir, append=append)
+
         # Map from FB python manifests to PYTHONPATH
         pydir = os.path.join(d, "lib", "fb-py-libs")
         if os.path.exists(pydir):