diff --git a/editor/Makefile.in b/editor/Makefile.in
index 60eb66e962b1..7dd03dd4791d 100644
--- a/editor/Makefile.in
+++ b/editor/Makefile.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ FAIL_ON_WARNINGS := 1
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 MODULE           := editor
-DIRS             := public idl txtsvc libeditor txmgr composer
+PARALLEL_DIRS    := public idl txtsvc libeditor txmgr composer
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
diff --git a/editor/composer/Makefile.in b/editor/composer/Makefile.in
index 86dfd5ce69af..7b560d9c6d78 100644
--- a/editor/composer/Makefile.in
+++ b/editor/composer/Makefile.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ VPATH           := @srcdir@
 
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
-DIRS            := public src
+PARALLEL_DIRS   := public src
 
 TEST_DIRS       += test
 
diff --git a/editor/libeditor/Makefile.in b/editor/libeditor/Makefile.in
index f51b905c3555..71a4fc2c4338 100644
--- a/editor/libeditor/Makefile.in
+++ b/editor/libeditor/Makefile.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ VPATH           := @srcdir@
 
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
-DIRS            := base text html
+PARALLEL_DIRS   := base text html
 
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
diff --git a/editor/txmgr/Makefile.in b/editor/txmgr/Makefile.in
index a26701623cfc..b4beae9d93bd 100644
--- a/editor/txmgr/Makefile.in
+++ b/editor/txmgr/Makefile.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ VPATH           := @srcdir@
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 MODULE          := txmgr
-DIRS            := public src idl
+PARALLEL_DIRS   := public src idl
 
 ifdef ENABLE_TESTS
 TOOL_DIRS       += tests
diff --git a/editor/txtsvc/Makefile.in b/editor/txtsvc/Makefile.in
index e9bd30d27722..45bc8da4df35 100644
--- a/editor/txtsvc/Makefile.in
+++ b/editor/txtsvc/Makefile.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ VPATH           := @srcdir@
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 MODULE          := txtsvc
-DIRS            := public src
+PARALLEL_DIRS   := public src
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk