diff --git a/config.d/build_control.m4 b/config.d/build_control.m4
index a5fc7bc51..1a5ade74f 100644
--- a/config.d/build_control.m4
+++ b/config.d/build_control.m4
@@ -267,8 +267,13 @@ fi
 
 QF_NEED(top, [libs hw nq qtv qw])
 
+QF_PROCESS_NEED_DIRS(tools,[bsp2img carne pak qfbsp qfcc qflight qflmp qfmodelgen qfspritegen qfvis wad wav])
 QF_PROCESS_NEED_FUNC(tools,[bsp2img carne pak qfbsp qfcc qflight qflmp qfmodelgen qfspritegen qfvis wad wav], QF_NEED(top,tools))
 
+QF_PROCESS_NEED_DIRS(libs,[util gamecode ruamoko gib audio image models video console net qw client])
+
+QF_PROCESS_NEED_DIRS(ruamoko,[qwaq])
+
 if test "$ENABLE_tools_qfcc" = "yes" -a "$ENABLE_tools_pak" = "yes"; then
 	QF_NEED(top, [ruamoko])
 	qfac_qfcc_include_qf="\$(qfcc_include_qf)"
@@ -296,8 +301,11 @@ if test "$HAVE_ZLIB" = "yes"; then
 fi
 QF_SUBST(progs_gz)
 
+QF_PROCESS_NEED_DIRS(top, [libs hw nq qtv qw tools ruamoko])
+
 QF_PROCESS_NEED_LIBS(swrend, [asm])
 QF_PROCESS_NEED_LIBS(render, [gl glsl sw sw32 vulkan], [libs/video/renderer])
+QF_PROCESS_NEED_DIRS(vid_render, [gl glsl sw sw32 vulkan])
 QF_PROCESS_NEED_LIBS(models, [gl glsl sw vulkan], [libs/models])
 QF_PROCESS_NEED_LIBS(alias, [gl glsl sw vulkan], [libs/models/alias])
 QF_PROCESS_NEED_LIBS(brush, [gl glsl sw vulkan], [libs/models/brush])