diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 25215b74..cde88b66 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ REV_SUBDIRS            = $(shell echo $(SUBDIRS) | awk '{for (i=NF; i>=1; i--) p
 FRESH_CVSDIR           = $(HOME)/local/src/cvs.fresh
 ARCH                   = @ARCH@
 FIND_SUBDIRS           = $(filter-out . .. ./nomake ./CVS $(addprefix ./,$(IGNORE_SUBDIRS)), $(shell find . -maxdepth 1 -type d))
+IMAGE_DIR             ?= $(CVS_ROOT_DIR)/images
 
 PROJECT_CAPNAME        = $(shell echo $(PROJECT) | tr [a-z] [A-Z] | sed 's/-/_/g')