6 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/cli.py b/tools/net/ynl/cli.py
index 9e95016b85b3..5e2913a7f3e4 100755
--- a/tools/net/ynl/cli.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/cli.py
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 
 import argparse
 import json
+import pathlib
 import pprint
+import sys
 import time
 import signal
 
+sys.path.append(pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.as_posix())
 from lib import YnlFamily, Netlink, NlError
 
 
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/ethtool.py b/tools/net/ynl/ethtool.py
index 63c471f075ab..ebb0a11f67bf 100755
--- a/tools/net/ynl/ethtool.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/ethtool.py
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 
 import argparse
 import json
+import pathlib
 import pprint
 import sys
 import re
 import os
 
+sys.path.append(pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.as_posix())
 from lib import YnlFamily
 
 def args_to_req(ynl, op_name, args, req):
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/generated/Makefile b/tools/net/ynl/generated/Makefile
index 713f5fb9cc2d..7db5240de58a 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/generated/Makefile
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/generated/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-std=gnu11 -O2 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow \
+CFLAGS += -std=gnu11 -O2 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow \
 	-I../lib/ -idirafter $(UAPI_PATH)
 ifeq ("$(DEBUG)","1")
   CFLAGS += -g -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -static-libasan
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/Makefile b/tools/net/ynl/lib/Makefile
index 2887cc5de530..94c49cca3dca 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/Makefile
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-std=gnu11 -O2 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow
+CFLAGS += -std=gnu11 -O2 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow
 ifeq ("$(DEBUG)","1")
   CFLAGS += -g -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -static-libasan
 endif
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile b/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
index e194a7565861..c9494a564da4 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/samples/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 include ../Makefile.deps
 
 CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-std=gnu11 -O2 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow \
+CFLAGS += -std=gnu11 -O2 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow \
 	-I../lib/ -I../generated/ -idirafter $(UAPI_PATH)
 ifeq ("$(DEBUG)","1")
   CFLAGS += -g -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -static-libasan
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
index c48b69071111..394b0023b9a3 100755
--- a/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 import argparse
 import collections
 import filecmp
+import pathlib
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import yaml
 
+sys.path.append(pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent.as_posix())
 from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, SpecEnumEntry