diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 14ed512e..93c00dc3 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ define install_links
 		done;
 endef
 
-proj_query  = $(shell python $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/projects.py -p $(PROJECTS_DIR) $(1))
+proj_query  = $(shell python $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/projects.py -p $(PROJECTS_DIR) -t $(TOPDIR) $(1))
 proj_dir    = $(call proj_query,proj-dir $(1))
 
 # ----- local.mk