diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 169b489e..ccd70ca5 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 all: config
 install: topdir.install
 clean: topdir.clean
-distclean: topdir.distclean
 config:
 
 SUBDIRS ?= $(wildcard inst/pre make scripts tools src include lib bin \
@@ -12,11 +11,13 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk),)
 endif
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/subdirs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rpmdist.mk
-include $(MODDIR)/make/dirs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/doc-rules.mk
 
+distclean: topdir.distclean
+
 INSTALLED_TOPDIR_FILES = $(addprefix $(INSTALL_DOCDIR)/, $(DOCS))
 
 local-%: