diff --git a/make/py-defs.mk b/make/py-defs.mk
index 5772cc52..3161af36 100644
--- a/make/py-defs.mk
+++ b/make/py-defs.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 include $(JWBDIR)/make/py-version.mk
 
+PY_INSTALL_INIT_PY          ?= true
+PY_UPDATE_INIT_PY           ?= true
+PY_INSTALL                  ?= true
+PY_INSTALL_REG              ?= true
+
+ifneq ($(PY_INSTALL),true)
+  PY_INSTALL_REG             = false
+endif
+PY_INSTALL_PYC              ?= true
+ifneq ($(PY_INSTALL_REG),true)
+  PY_INSTALL_PYC             = false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(DEVELOPMENT),true)
   PY_SITE_PACKAGES_PATH     := $(PREFIX)/python$(PYTHON_VERSION)/site-packages
 else
@@ -22,8 +35,6 @@ ifneq ($(PY_INSTALL_DIR),)
   PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY         ?= $(PY_INSTALL_DIR)
 endif
 
-PY_INSTALL_INIT_PY          ?= true
-
 # deduce PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY from working directory below .. python/
 ifeq ($(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY),)
   PY_INSTALL_PKG_MOD        ?= $(shell $(ECHO) $(CWD) | $(SED) 's%.*/python/%%; s%/.*%%')
@@ -50,17 +61,6 @@ else
   PY_INSTALL_DIR_PYC        ?= $(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)
 endif
 
-PY_UPDATE_INIT_PY           ?= true
-PY_INSTALL                  ?= true
-PY_INSTALL_REG              ?= true
-ifneq ($(PY_INSTALL),true)
-  PY_INSTALL_REG             = false
-endif
-PY_INSTALL_PYC              ?= true
-ifneq ($(PY_INSTALL_REG),true)
-  PY_INSTALL_PYC             = false
-endif
-
 PY_INSTALL_DIRS             ?= $(sort $(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY) $(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PYC))
 PY_INSTALLED_PY              = $(addprefix $(PY_INSTALL_DIR_PY)/,$(sort $(PY_ALL_PY)))
 ifeq ($(PY_INSTALL_PYC),true)