diff --git a/make/subdirs.mk b/make/subdirs.mk
index 483a5ba8..a30c2654 100644
--- a/make/subdirs.mk
+++ b/make/subdirs.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include $(JWBDIR)/make/defs.mk
 include $(JWBDIR)/make/defs-dirs.mk
 
 all: