diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 0b345ec8..1bfff4ca 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ include $(MODDIR)/make/subdirs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/doc-rules.mk
 
+else
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk.in),)
+include $(MODDIR)/make/rpmdist.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/subdirs.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/doc-rules.mk
+endif
+
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk.in),)