diff --git a/projects/Makefile b/projects/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0489557731f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+LEVEL=..
+
+DIRS=
+OPTIONAL_DIRS:=$(shell ls | grep -v CVS)
+
+include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.common