diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 2dcbb348..1fa22fda 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ 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)}')
 
 BINARY_VERSION         = $(shell echo $(PROJECT)_$(VERSION) | tr [a-z] [A-Z] | sed 's/-[^-]*$$//') 
-FTP_PCKG_DIR     = /pub/packages
-JANNET_PROJ_DIR  = rsync_ssh://ftp.jannet.de:/home/ftp/dat$(FTP_PCKG_DIR)
+FTP_PCKG_DIR           = /pub/packages
+JANNET_PROJ_DIR        = rsync_ssh://ftp.jannet.de:/home/ftp/dat$(FTP_PCKG_DIR)
+CONFDIR                = $(MODDIR)/../conf
 
 GCC_VERSION = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep version | awk '{ print $$3;}')
 GCC_MAJOR   = $(shell  gcc -v 2>&1 | grep version | awk '{ split($$3,a,"."); print a[1];}')