diff --git a/template/Makefile b/template/Makefile
index 9a5d15b5..4b4bf8dc 100644
--- a/template/Makefile
+++ b/template/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 LIBDIR := lib
-include $(LIBDIR)/main.mk
+-include $(LIBDIR)/main.mk
 
 $(LIBDIR)/main.mk:
 ifneq (,$(shell grep "path *= *$(LIBDIR)" .gitmodules 2>/dev/null))