diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 72c4e40b..7116eab6 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <property name="lib.name"    value="samskivert"/>
   <property name="src.dir"     value="src/main/java"/>
   <property name="test.dir"    value="src/test/java"/>
+  <property name="libs.dir"    value="lib"/> <!-- used in deps-incl.xml -->
   <property name="deploy.dir"  value="dist"/>
   <property name="classes.dir" value="${deploy.dir}/classes"/>
   <property name="tclasses.dir" value="${deploy.dir}/test-classes"/>