diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 0ded3ab7..0b30703b 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ CVS_ROOT_DIR           = $(shell test -d CVS && pwd | sed -e "s%`cat CVS/Reposit
 REV_SUBDIRS            = $(shell echo $(SUBDIRS) | awk '{for (i=NF; i>=1; i--) printf ("%s ",$$i)}')
 FRESH_CVSDIR           = $(HOME)/local/src/cvs.fresh
 
+PROJECT_CAPNAME        = $(shell echo $(PROJECT) | tr [a-z] [A-Z])
+
 BINARY_VERSION         = $(shell echo $(PROJECT)_$(VERSION) | tr [a-z] [A-Z] | sed 's/-[^-]*$$//') 
 FTP_PCKG_DIR           = /pub/packages
 JANNET_PROJ_DIR        = rsync_ssh://ftp.jannet.de:/home/ftp/dat$(FTP_PCKG_DIR)