diff --git a/make/git-submod.mk b/make/git-submod.mk
index f4eff9c8..7fabaf61 100644
--- a/make/git-submod.mk
+++ b/make/git-submod.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ SUB_GIT                      = git -C $(SUBMOD_SRC_DIR)
 SUBMOD_PKG_NAME             := $(shell $(SUB_GIT) remote -v | sed -n 's/^[a-zA-Z_]\+\s//; s/  *.*//; s%.*/%%; s%\.git%%; 1p')
 SUBMOD_MAIN_BRANCH          := $(shell $(SUB_GIT) branch --format '%(refname:lstrip=2)')
 
+include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
+
 all:
 install:
 clean: