diff --git a/make/defs.d/Makefile b/make/defs.d/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c0c3c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/defs.d/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk
+
+all:
+install: install-dir.done
+clean: done.clean
+distclean:
+
+install-dir.done:
+	$(INSTALL) -d -o $(MAKEDIROWNER) -g $(MAKEDIRGROUP) -m $(MAKEDIRMODE) $(INSTALL_MAKEDIR)/defs.d
+	touch $@
+
+done.clean:
+	rm -f *.done
diff --git a/make/deps.d/Makefile b/make/deps.d/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66f89c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/deps.d/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/proj.mk
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk
+
+all:
+install: install-dir.done
+clean: done.clean
+distclean:
+
+install-dir.done:
+	$(INSTALL) -d -o $(MAKEDIROWNER) -g $(MAKEDIRGROUP) -m $(MAKEDIRMODE) $(INSTALL_MAKEDIR)/deps.d
+	touch $@
+
+done.clean:
+	rm -f *.done