diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 4648ff33..ba312808 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ else
 	endif
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/local.mk),)
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/local.mk
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(wildcard local.mk),)
 include local.mk
 endif