diff --git a/Projects/XPLAINBridge/makefile b/Projects/XPLAINBridge/makefile
index 8edd9c71a3..d4136bc2f1 100644
--- a/Projects/XPLAINBridge/makefile
+++ b/Projects/XPLAINBridge/makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 AVRISP_PATH  = ../AVRISP-MKII/
 
 # FIXME - object directories do not currently work for this project
-override OBJDIR =
+override OBJDIR = .
 
 MCU          = at90usb1287
 ARCH         = AVR8