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index 86cafcafaa..3e79ab733e 100644
--- a/extern/jsoncpp/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/extern/jsoncpp/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-#include <../extern/jsoncpp/include/json/value.h>
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+#include "json/value.h"
 #include <utility>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cassert>
diff --git a/extern/jsoncpp/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp b/extern/jsoncpp/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
index fb480daa4a..1ecacd45d0 100644
--- a/extern/jsoncpp/src/lib_json/json_value.cpp
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <../extern/jsoncpp/include/json/value.h>
-#include <../extern/jsoncpp/include/json/writer.h>
+#include "json/value.h"
+#include "json/writer.h"
 #include <utility>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <cstring>
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index 7868a22cbf..41373250bb 100644
--- a/extern/jsoncpp/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
+++ b/extern/jsoncpp/src/lib_json/json_writer.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <../extern/jsoncpp/include/json/writer.h>
+#include "json/writer.h"
 #include <utility>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
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