diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 1522461c..cfd7b822 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ empty                       :=
 space                       := $(empty) $(empty)
 comma                       := ,
 
-include $(JWBDIR)/make/common.mk
 include $(JWBDIR)/make/projects.mk
 
 # ----- Executables
diff --git a/make/platform.mk b/make/platform.mk
index ffebcfec..19a07bc8 100644
--- a/make/platform.mk
+++ b/make/platform.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ else
   export SHELL              := /bin/bash
 endif
 
+include $(JWBDIR)/make/common.mk
 include $(JWBDIR)/make/py-version.mk
 
 JW_PKG_PY                    = $(PYTHON) $(JWB_SCRIPT_DIR)/jw-pkg.py -p $(PROJECTS_DIR) -t $(TOPDIR) $(JW_PKG_PY_EXTRA_OPTS)