diff --git a/applications/GNUmakefile b/applications/GNUmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c34412b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/GNUmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+TOPDIR = ..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirdefs
+
+DIRS = $(APPLICATION_DIRS)
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirrules