diff --git a/data/develop/makefile b/data/develop/makefile
index 51681517d5..41c1ca2a01 100644
--- a/data/develop/makefile
+++ b/data/develop/makefile
@@ -140,4 +140,6 @@ APP_VERSION =
 DRIVER_PATH = 
 
 ## include the makefile-engine
-include $(BUILDHOME)/etc/makefile-engine
+DEVEL_DIRECTORY := \
+	$(shell findpaths -r "makefile_engine" B_FIND_PATH_DEVELOP_DIRECTORY)
+include $(DEVEL_DIRECTORY)/etc/makefile-engine