diff --git a/default.xml b/default.xml
index 1a1ea57..03df1a0 100644
--- a/default.xml
+++ b/default.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   <remote name="origin" fetch=".." />
   <default remote="origin" revision="master" />
 
-  <project path="build" name="build" />
+  <project path="build" name="build">
+    <linkfile src="Makefile" dest="Makefile" />
+  </project>
   <project path="buildroot" name="buildroot" revision="kvm-master" />
   <project path="kvmtool" name="kvmtool" />
   <project path="kvm-unit-tests" name="kvm-unit-tests" />