diff --git a/configure/RULES b/configure/RULES
index 4e219aeea..0fe568565 100644
--- a/configure/RULES
+++ b/configure/RULES
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ include $(CONFIG)/RULES_ARCHS
 else  #T_A
 
 include $(CONFIG)/RULES_BUILD
+ifneq ($(CONFIG),$(TOP)/configure)
+-include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_BUILD
+endif
+-include $(TOP)/configure/O.$(T_A)/RULES_INCLUDE
 
 endif # T_A defined