diff --git a/module/base/makefile b/module/base/makefile
index d260c3e..0ed47fc 100644
--- a/module/base/makefile
+++ b/module/base/makefile
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ include $(MUJU)/external/gmsl/gmsl
 ifneq ($(PROJECT), )
     -include $(PROJECT)/makefile
     PROJECT_NAME ?= $(lastword $(subst /, , $(PROJECT)))
+    PROJECT_DIR = $(abspath $(PROJECT))
 else
     PROJECT = .
     PROJECT_NAME ?= $(lastword $(subst /, , $(CURDIR)))
+    PROJECT_DIR = $(PROJECT)
 endif
 
-PROJECT_DIR = $(abspath $(PROJECT))
-
 ##################################################################################################
 # Function to generate the full path of directory
 define full_path