diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 2cb80955..65ab23b7 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ENV   := $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
 ifeq ($(PROJECT),ytools)
 MOD_SCRIPT_DIR        ?= $(MODDIR)/devutil/scripts
 else
-MOD_SCRIPT_DIR        ?= $(MODDIR)/bin
+MOD_SCRIPT_DIR        ?= $(firstword $(wildcard $(MODDIR)/devutil/scripts $(MODDIR)/bin))
 endif
 YTOOLS_DIR             = $(MODDIR)
 PROJECT_STEM           = $(PROJECT)-$(DIST_VERSION)