diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index dfe09a97..2cb80955 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ CVS_RSH               ?= /usr/bin/ssh
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ENV   := $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
 
 # ----- input dirs
-MOD_SCRIPT_DIR        ?= $(firstword $(wildcard $(MODDIR)/bin $(MODDIR)/devutil/scripts))
+ifeq ($(PROJECT),ytools)
+MOD_SCRIPT_DIR        ?= $(MODDIR)/devutil/scripts
+else
+MOD_SCRIPT_DIR        ?= $(MODDIR)/bin
+endif
 YTOOLS_DIR             = $(MODDIR)
 PROJECT_STEM           = $(PROJECT)-$(DIST_VERSION)
 CVS_ROOT_DIR           = $(shell test -d CVS && pwd | sed -e "s%`cat CVS/Repository`%%; s%/$$%%")