diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 88375dcf90..54ef242010 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ seems to have been used for an in-tree build. You can fix this by running \
 endif
 endif
 
+CONFIG_SOFTMMU := $(if $(filter %-softmmu,$(TARGET_DIRS)),y)
+CONFIG_USER_ONLY := $(if $(filter %-user,$(TARGET_DIRS)),y)
+CONFIG_ALL=y
+-include config-all-devices.mak
+-include config-all-disas.mak
+
 include $(SRC_PATH)/rules.mak
 config-host.mak: $(SRC_PATH)/configure
 	@echo $@ is out-of-date, running configure
@@ -107,12 +113,6 @@ endif
 defconfig:
 	rm -f config-all-devices.mak $(SUBDIR_DEVICES_MAK)
 
--include config-all-devices.mak
--include config-all-disas.mak
-CONFIG_SOFTMMU := $(if $(filter %-softmmu,$(TARGET_DIRS)),y)
-CONFIG_USER_ONLY := $(if $(filter %-user,$(TARGET_DIRS)),y)
-CONFIG_ALL=y
-
 ifneq ($(wildcard config-host.mak),)
 include $(SRC_PATH)/Makefile.objs
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/Makefile
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 26361036bd..7e4c77a269 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # -*- Mode: makefile -*-
 
 include ../config-host.mak
-include config-devices.mak
 include config-target.mak
+include config-devices.mak
 include $(SRC_PATH)/rules.mak
 
 $(call set-vpath, $(SRC_PATH))