diff --git a/emacsd.mk b/emacsd.mk
index be011aa..470f8f4 100644
--- a/emacsd.mk
+++ b/emacsd.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ CEDET_HOME := $(subst /cygdrive/d,,$(LISP_DIR)/cedet)
 # #########################################################################
 # general pattern rules
 # #########################################################################
+%/elisp-all:
+	$(MAKE) -C $* $(@F)
+
 %.elc : %.el
 	$(EMACS) -batch -q -no-site-file\
            $(addprefix -L ,$(LOAD_PATH))\
diff --git a/vcs.mk b/vcs.mk
index 846960b..17f680b 100644
--- a/vcs.mk
+++ b/vcs.mk
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $1/CVS:
 	@echo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 	@echo +++ Creating[cvs]: $(SHQ)'$1$(SHQ)' from $(SHQ)'$2$(SHQ)'
 	@echo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-	$(TEST) ! -d $1 || $(RD) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$1)
+	$(TEST) ! -d $1/CVS || $(RD) $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$1)
 	cd $(subst /,$(DIRSEP),$(dir $1)) && $(CVS) -z3 -d $2 co $(notdir $1)
 
 up-$1: