diff --git a/source/Makefile b/source/Makefile
index da0767afa7b..3a24c6cb37a 100644
--- a/source/Makefile
+++ b/source/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ endif
 include nan_definitions.mk
 
 DIRS = creator blender kernel gameengine
-ifneq ($(OS),$(findstring $(OS), "darwin freebsd irix"))
+ifneq ($(OS),$(findstring $(OS), "darwin freebsd irix linux"))
     DIRS += ode
 endif
 
diff --git a/source/nan_definitions.mk b/source/nan_definitions.mk
index 1154878ed36..eab31f78ee1 100644
--- a/source/nan_definitions.mk
+++ b/source/nan_definitions.mk
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ all debug::
   ifeq ($(OS),linux)
     export ID = $(shell whoami)
     export HOST = $(shell hostname -s)
+    export NAN_ODE = $(LCGDIR)/ode
   endif
 
   ifeq ($(OS),openbsd)