diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c316e9d0..0a5f86929 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ ifeq ($(dot-config),1)
 # To avoid any implicit rule to kick in, define an empty command
 .config .kconfig.d: ;
 
+-include $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile
+
 # Now we can define CFLAGS etc according to .config
 include $(srctree)/Makefile.flags
 
@@ -531,8 +533,6 @@ endif
 # Defaults busybox but it is usually overridden in the arch makefile
 all: busybox doc
 
--include $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile
-
 # arch Makefile may override CC so keep this after arch Makefile is included
 #bbox# NOSTDINC_FLAGS += -nostdinc -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
 CHECKFLAGS += $(NOSTDINC_FLAGS)