diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e1ff189..63603d4e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 TOPDIR = .
-HAVE_BUILDDEFS = $(shell test -f $(TOPDIR)/include/builddefs && echo yes || echo no)
+HAVE_BUILDDEFS = $(shell test -f $(TOPDIR)/include/builddefs -a -f $(TOPDIR)/dmapi/Makefile && echo yes || echo no)
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_BUILDDEFS), yes)
 include $(TOPDIR)/include/builddefs
diff --git a/include/buildmacros b/include/buildmacros
index c6678e57..44826455 100644
--- a/include/buildmacros
+++ b/include/buildmacros
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ SUBDIRS_MAKERULE = \
 				echo "DMAPI QA NOT AVAIABLE FOR IRIX"; \
 			else \
 		                $(ECHO) === $$d ===; \
-               	        	cd dmapi && $(MAKE) && cd .. || exit $$?; \
+               	        	cd dmapi && $(MAKE) $@ && cd .. || exit $$?; \
 			fi; \
 		elif test -d "$$d" -a ! -z "$$d"; then \
 			$(ECHO) === $$d ===; \