diff --git a/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt
index 91a6a486b7..dd293da059 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
 ExternalProject_Get_Property(${EXTERNAL_NAME} INSTALL_DIR)
 
 string(TOUPPER ${EXTERNAL_NAME} EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER)
-set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_INCLUDE_DIR ${INSTALL_DIR}/include CACHE TYPE "Path to bullet include directory")
+set(${EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER}_INCLUDE_DIR ${INSTALL_DIR}/include/bullet CACHE TYPE "Path to bullet include directory")
 
 set(BULLET_LIB_DIR "${INSTALL_DIR}/lib")
 
diff --git a/libraries/physics/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/physics/CMakeLists.txt
index 8929ab4fec..9229bbeca7 100644
--- a/libraries/physics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/physics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC ${GLM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 add_dependency_external_projects(bullet)
 
 find_package(Bullet REQUIRED)
-target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE SYSTEM ${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC SYSTEM ${BULLET_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${BULLET_LIBRARIES})
 
 link_hifi_libraries(shared fbx entities)