diff --git a/mail/Makefile.in b/mail/Makefile.in
index 1afbbe41caf..58201e9ac47 100644
--- a/mail/Makefile.in
+++ b/mail/Makefile.in
@@ -28,8 +28,15 @@ include $(DEPTH)/config/autoconf.mk
 
 DIRS		= base components extensions app 
 
+# this will get cleaned up once OSX comes on board. We won't need platform specific ifdefs for
+# entering mail\config
+
 ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),WINNT)
 DIRS += config
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(OS_ARCH),Linux)
+DIRS += config
+endif
+
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk