diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 45b0bc5f8c..dfc70e06c6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -129,11 +129,12 @@ NOMKDIR:=1
 endif
 endif
 
+-include $(TOPLEVEL)/site-local/Makefile.inc
+
 ifeq ($(NOCOMPILE),1)
 include $(TOPLEVEL)/Makefile.inc
 include $(TOPLEVEL)/payloads/Makefile.inc
 include $(TOPLEVEL)/util/testing/Makefile.inc
--include $(TOPLEVEL)/site-local/Makefile.inc
 real-all:
 	@echo "Error: Expected config file ($(DOTCONFIG)) not present." >&2
 	@echo "Please specify a config file or run 'make menuconfig' to" >&2