diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04af278b93..3809ece352 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ define DOSUBDIR
 $(foreach V,$(SUBDIR_VARS),$(eval $(call RESET,$(V))))
 SUBDIR := $(1)/
 include $(SRC_PATH)/$(1)/Makefile
+include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak
 endef
 
 $(foreach D,$(FFLIBS),$(eval $(call DOSUBDIR,lib$(D))))
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 383039ac26..07a3048535 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -694,8 +694,6 @@ DIRS = alpha arm bfin mlib ppc ps2 sh4 sparc x86
 
 CLEANFILES = *_tables.c *_tables.h *_tablegen$(HOSTEXESUF)
 
-include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak
-
 $(SUBDIR)dct-test$(EXESUF): $(SUBDIR)dctref.o
 
 TRIG_TABLES  = cos cos_fixed sin
diff --git a/libavdevice/Makefile b/libavdevice/Makefile
index 78de08a50e..1a1e2f129d 100644
--- a/libavdevice/Makefile
+++ b/libavdevice/Makefile
@@ -32,5 +32,3 @@ SKIPHEADERS-$(HAVE_ALSA_ASOUNDLIB_H)     += alsa-audio.h
 SKIPHEADERS-$(HAVE_SNDIO_H)              += sndio_common.h
 
 TESTPROGS = timefilter
-
-include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak
diff --git a/libavfilter/Makefile b/libavfilter/Makefile
index bc05f1ddea..63974d0089 100644
--- a/libavfilter/Makefile
+++ b/libavfilter/Makefile
@@ -74,5 +74,3 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_NULLSINK_FILTER)               += vsink_nullsink.o
 DIRS = x86
 
 TOOLS = graph2dot lavfi-showfiltfmts
-
-include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak
diff --git a/libavformat/Makefile b/libavformat/Makefile
index 9d2e946b3c..ea28290da8 100644
--- a/libavformat/Makefile
+++ b/libavformat/Makefile
@@ -348,6 +348,4 @@ EXAMPLES  = metadata output
 TESTPROGS = seek
 TOOLS     = pktdumper probetest
 
-include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak
-
 $(SUBDIR)output-example$(EXESUF): ELIBS = -lswscale
diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
index bded2c63c5..6896846081 100644
--- a/libavutil/Makefile
+++ b/libavutil/Makefile
@@ -83,6 +83,4 @@ DIRS = arm bfin sh4 x86
 
 ARCH_HEADERS = bswap.h intmath.h intreadwrite.h timer.h
 
-include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak
-
 $(SUBDIR)lzo-test$(EXESUF): ELIBS = -llzo2
diff --git a/libpostproc/Makefile b/libpostproc/Makefile
index 11de3d3235..86c9b5f47d 100644
--- a/libpostproc/Makefile
+++ b/libpostproc/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ FFLIBS = avutil
 HEADERS = postprocess.h
 
 OBJS = postprocess.o
-
-include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak
diff --git a/libswscale/Makefile b/libswscale/Makefile
index 5671b2e1b3..bb9b7d3539 100644
--- a/libswscale/Makefile
+++ b/libswscale/Makefile
@@ -22,5 +22,3 @@ OBJS-$(HAVE_YASM)          +=  x86/scale.o
 TESTPROGS = colorspace swscale
 
 DIRS = bfin mlib ppc sparc x86
-
-include $(SRC_PATH)/subdir.mak