diff --git a/apps/mailbox/Makefile b/apps/mailbox/Makefile
index b66e9cdb..8c00d3f3 100644
--- a/apps/mailbox/Makefile
+++ b/apps/mailbox/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f ${TARBALL_PREFIX}*.tar.gz
 
 compile: 
-	/usr/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION} /usr/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/compileall.py -q ${LIBDIR}
+	/usr/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION} /usr/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/compileall.py -q .
 
 install: all
 	install -d ${BASEDIR}/${LIB_INSTALLDIR}