diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 0e32fa28..7d80b37d 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ 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
 ARCH                   = @ARCH@
-FIND_SUBDIRS           = $(filter-out . .. ./CVS $(addprefix ./,$(IGNORE_SUBDIRS)), $(shell find . -maxdepth 1 -type d))
+FIND_SUBDIRS           = $(filter-out . .. ./nomake ./CVS $(addprefix ./,$(IGNORE_SUBDIRS)), $(shell find . -maxdepth 1 -type d))
 
 PROJECT_CAPNAME        = $(shell echo $(PROJECT) | tr [a-z] [A-Z])