diff --git a/include/mbedtls/base64.h b/include/mbedtls/base64.h
index 7a64f52163..10e4145ee6 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/base64.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/base64.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_BASE64_H
 #define MBEDTLS_BASE64_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_BASE64_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL               -0x002A  /**< Output buffer too small. */
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ecdh.h b/include/mbedtls/ecdh.h
index cbd48414a3..e70865cd03 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ecdh.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ecdh.h
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_ECDH_H
 #define MBEDTLS_ECDH_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include "ecp.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/error.h b/include/mbedtls/error.h
index 0c38889878..72e19df852 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/error.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/error.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_ERROR_H
 #define MBEDTLS_ERROR_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/havege.h b/include/mbedtls/havege.h
index 57e8c40943..4c1c86087a 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/havege.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/havege.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_HAVEGE_H
 #define MBEDTLS_HAVEGE_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 #define MBEDTLS_HAVEGE_COLLECT_SIZE 1024
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/hkdf.h b/include/mbedtls/hkdf.h
index e6ed7cde97..40ee64eb03 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/hkdf.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/hkdf.h
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_HKDF_H
 #define MBEDTLS_HKDF_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include "md.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/nist_kw.h b/include/mbedtls/nist_kw.h
index 5a0f656a8f..3b67b59cd2 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/nist_kw.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/nist_kw.h
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_NIST_KW_H
 #define MBEDTLS_NIST_KW_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include "cipher.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/pkcs12.h b/include/mbedtls/pkcs12.h
index 69f04177c8..d441357b7f 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/pkcs12.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/pkcs12.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_PKCS12_H
 #define MBEDTLS_PKCS12_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include "md.h"
 #include "cipher.h"
 #include "asn1.h"
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/pkcs5.h b/include/mbedtls/pkcs5.h
index d4bb36dfae..f201250046 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/pkcs5.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/pkcs5.h
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_PKCS5_H
 #define MBEDTLS_PKCS5_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include "asn1.h"
 #include "md.h"
 
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl_cache.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl_cache.h
index ec081e6d24..52ba0948c5 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl_cache.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl_cache.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #ifndef MBEDTLS_SSL_CACHE_H
 #define MBEDTLS_SSL_CACHE_H
 
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE)
+#include "config.h"
+#else
+#include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
+#endif
+
 #include "ssl.h"
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_THREADING_C)