--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/expat/gennmtab/Makefile
+++ b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/expat/gennmtab/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+TOPDIR=$(shell (cd $(SRCDIR)/../../../../..; pwd))
+
 ifeq ($(SRCDIR),)
   updir = $(shell echo $(dir $(1)) | sed 's/.$$//')
   EXPATDIR := $(call updir,$(CURDIR))
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ ifeq ($(SRCDIR),)
 endif
 SUBDIR := lib/expat/gennmtab
 
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(BLDDIR)/config.mk
 
 LDFLAGS = $(LADD)