diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5db98939..75b39bf1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+MODDIR=.
 TOPDIR=.
 CLEAN = include lib
 SUBDIRS = $(shell find . -type d -maxdepth 1 | grep -ve "include\|CVS\|lib\|nomake" | grep /)
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/dirs.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/dirs.mk