diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.sip b/python/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.sip
index a3e4faf321f..f885b137154 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmapcanvasmap.sip
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+%ModuleHeaderCode
+// fix to allow compilation with sip 4.7 that for some reason
+// doesn't add this include to the file where the code from
+// ConvertToSubClassCode goes.
+#include <qgsmapcanvasmap.h>
+%End
+
 class QgsMapCanvasMap : QGraphicsRectItem
 {
 %TypeHeaderCode
diff --git a/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip b/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
index 512ce81cebe..a6d2b6beb71 100644
--- a/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
+++ b/python/gui/qgsmaptool.sip
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 
+%ModuleHeaderCode
+// fix to allow compilation with sip 4.7 that for some reason
+// doesn't add these includes to the file where the code from
+// ConvertToSubClassCode goes.
+#include <qgsmaptoolzoom.h>
+#include <qgsmaptoolpan.h>
+#include <qgsmaptoolemitpoint.h>
+%End
+
 class QgsMapTool : QObject
 {
 %TypeHeaderCode