diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index cc9c952c..c2562a99 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ INSTALLED_INIT        += $(addprefix $(INSTALL_INITDIR)/,$(INIT_SCRIPTS))
 
 # -- MAKE
 BUILD_MAKEDIR          = $(TOPDIR)/make
-MKFILES               += $(wildcard *.mk)
+MKFILES               += $(filter-out local.mk,$(wildcard *.mk))
 INSTALL_MAKEDIR       ?= $(PREFIX)/make
 INSTALLED_MAKE        += $(addprefix $(INSTALL_MAKEDIR)/,$(MKFILES))