diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 7d80b37d..08edbdaa 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ endef
 UPLOAD_URL_RPM_BIN=rsync_ssh://ftp.jannet.de:/home/ftp/dat/pub/packages/rpm/bin/
 UPLOAD_URL_RPM_SRC=rsync_ssh://ftp.jannet.de:/home/ftp/dat/pub/packages/rpm/src/
 
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/local.mk),)
+include $(TOPDIR)/make/local.mk
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(wildcard local.mk),)
+include local.mk
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(USE_TRACING),true)
 	PROJECT_CFLAGS       += -D_DO_TRACE_
 	PROJECT_CPPFLAGS     += -D_DO_TRACE_
@@ -420,11 +428,3 @@ endif
 #export PROJECT PROJECT_CFLAGS PROJECT_CPPFLAGS PROJECT_LDFLAGS USE_TIMER
 
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOPDIR)/make/local.mk),)
-include $(TOPDIR)/make/local.mk
-endif
-
-ifneq ($(wildcard local.mk),)
-include local.mk
-endif
-