diff --git a/make/topdir.mk b/make/topdir.mk
index 7fca991b..a0ac9b76 100644
--- a/make/topdir.mk
+++ b/make/topdir.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk),)
   include $(TOPDIR)/make/defs.mk
 endif
 
+include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rpmdist.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/subdirs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk