diff --git a/make/lo.mk b/make/lo.mk
index a326915c..ea6d049d 100644
--- a/make/lo.mk
+++ b/make/lo.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
-include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
-include $(MODDIR)/make/depend.mk
-
 # === change this >
 TOOLS_DIR                    ?= $(TOPDIR)/tools
 
@@ -13,6 +9,10 @@ SO_PREFIX                    ?= lo_
 LOADABLE_OBJ_HOOK            ?= LOADABLE_OBJECT_HOOK
 # === change this <
 
+include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk
+include $(MODDIR)/make/depend.mk
+
 .PRECIOUS: %.cpp
 LOADABLE_OBJS_BASE            = $(patsubst $(CPP_PREFIX)%,%,$(basename $(notdir $(wildcard $(TOOLS_DIR)/$(CPP_PREFIX)*.h))))
 LOADABLE_OBJS                 = $(filter-out $(LOADABLE_OBJ_IGNORE),$(LOADABLE_OBJS_BASE))