diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 0416764b..1c853e33 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ CVS_ROOT_DIR           = $(shell test -d CVS && pwd | sed -e "s%`cat CVS/Reposit
 REV_SUBDIRS            = $(shell echo $(SUBDIRS) | awk '{for (i=NF; i>=1; i--) printf ("%s ",$$i)}')
 FRESH_CVSDIR           = $(HOME)/local/src/cvs.fresh
 
+FIND_SUBDIRS           = $(filter-out . .. ./CVS, $(shell find . -type d -maxdepth 1))
+
 PROJECT_CAPNAME        = $(shell echo $(PROJECT) | tr [a-z] [A-Z])
 
 BINARY_VERSION         = $(shell echo $(PROJECT)_$(VERSION) | tr [a-z] [A-Z] | sed 's/-[^-]*$$//')