diff --git a/base/Makefile.in b/base/Makefile.in
index 82198a24746e..0780c0f64ac9 100644
--- a/base/Makefile.in
+++ b/base/Makefile.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ srcdir		= @srcdir@
 
 include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
-DIRS = public src #tests
+DIRS = public src tests
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/config.mk