diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index c0bb1a18637..154f6b45d8d 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ PLATMACDIRS= plat-mac plat-mac/Carbon plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages \
 PLATMACPATH=:plat-mac:plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages
 LIBSUBDIRS=	lib-old lib-tk site-packages test test/output test/data \
 		test/decimaltestdata \
-		encodings email email/test email/test/data compiler hotshot \
+		encodings compiler hotshot \
+		email email/mime email/test email/test/data \
 		logging bsddb bsddb/test csv ctypes idlelib idlelib/Icons \
 		distutils distutils/command distutils/tests $(XMLLIBSUBDIRS) \
 		curses $(MACHDEPS)