diff --git a/mozilla/config/common.mk b/mozilla/config/common.mk
index 08335762017..77b418db85f 100644
--- a/mozilla/config/common.mk
+++ b/mozilla/config/common.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # Contributor(s): 
 #
 
+INCLUDED_COMMON_MK = 1
+
 ######################################################################
 # Cross-platform defines used on all platforms (in theory)
 ######################################################################
diff --git a/mozilla/config/insure.mk b/mozilla/config/insure.mk
index 68b642763e9..bc5b8242ec5 100644
--- a/mozilla/config/insure.mk
+++ b/mozilla/config/insure.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # Contributor(s): 
 #
 
+INCLUDED_INSURE_MK = 1
+
 INSURE_MATCH_SCRIPT=$(topsrcdir)/build/autoconf/match-dir.sh
 
 INSURE_EXCLUDE=$(shell $(INSURE_MATCH_SCRIPT) $(MOZ_INSURE_EXCLUDE_DIRS))