diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 87aa3fe505..c2bcbcccd1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 TOP = .
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(COMPAT_313)),YES)
 DIRS += config config/tools
-endif
 DIRS += configure src
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_TOP
diff --git a/config/Makefile b/config/Makefile
index 675f79f63e..72af4c169a 100644
--- a/config/Makefile
+++ b/config/Makefile
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ TOP=..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(COMPAT_313)),YES)
 INSTALL_CONFIG = $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/config
 
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard ../CONFIG*))
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard ../RULES*))
+endif
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
diff --git a/config/tools/Makefile b/config/tools/Makefile
index 6343eed589..38732678fd 100644
--- a/config/tools/Makefile
+++ b/config/tools/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ TOP=../..
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(COMPAT_313)),YES)
 SCRIPTS_HOST += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard ../*.pl)) 
 SCRIPTS_HOST += installEpics
+endif
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES