diff --git a/apps/telnetd/Makefile.telnetd b/apps/telnetd/Makefile.telnetd
index fcfd002af..9ed3a39eb 100644
--- a/apps/telnetd/Makefile.telnetd
+++ b/apps/telnetd/Makefile.telnetd
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 APP_SOURCES += telnetd.c shell.c
 DSC_SOURCES += telnetd-dsc.c
+APPDIRS     += $(CONTIKI)/apps/shell