diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index b6f9e2c2..039041e7 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ifndef YTOOLS_DEF_MK_INCLUDED
 YTOOLS_DEF_MK_INCLUDED = true
 include $(MODDIR)/make/platform.mk
 
-proj_query  = $(shell python $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/projects.py -p $(PROJECTS_DIR) -t $(TOPDIR) $(1))
+proj_query  = $(shell python $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/projects.py $(PROJECTS_PY_OPTS) -p $(PROJECTS_DIR) -t $(TOPDIR) $(1))
 proj_dir    = $(call proj_query,proj-dir $(1))
 htdocs_dir  = $(call proj_query,htdocs-dir $(1))