diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8df380cc..0340fa92 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SUBDIRS = inst/pre \
 		make \
 		doc \
 		contrib \
+		base \
 		debug misc slog platform \
 		devutil \
 		hash \