diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index eda9afc..7b496e8 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.6 1997/10/17 10:38:21 lukem Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.inc,v 1.7 1997/10/18 06:42:52 lukem Exp $
 
 LIBCOMMON != cd ${.CURDIR}/../common;\
     printf "xxx: .MAKE\n\t@echo \$${.OBJDIR}\n" | ${MAKE} -s -f-
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ CFLAGS+=-I${.CURDIR}/../common
 DPADD+=	${LIBKVM} ${LIBCOMMON}/libcommon.a
 LDADD+=	-lkvm -L${LIBCOMMON} -lcommon
 
-.include "../Makefile.inc"
+.if exists(${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc)
+.include "${.CURDIR}/../../Makefile.inc"
+.endif