diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40b8839cc..f9270ebf2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 
 ANDROID_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN_PATH ?= /usr/local/toolchain
 
+dotgit=$(shell ls -d .git/config)
+ifneq ($(dotgit), .git/config)
+  USE_SINGLE_BUILDDIR=1
+endif
+
 subbuilddir:=$(shell echo  `uname | sed -e 's|[:/\\ \(\)]|_|g'`/`git branch | grep '\* ' | cut -f2- -d' '| sed -e 's|[:/\\ \(\)]|_|g'`)
 ifeq ($(USE_SINGLE_BUILDDIR),)
   builddir := build/"$(subbuilddir)"