diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33d4732a6c4..07711786dc9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -334,9 +334,8 @@ CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
 
 # Use LINUXINCLUDE when you must reference the include/ directory.
 # Needed to be compatible with the O= option
-LINUXINCLUDE    := -Iinclude \
+LINUXINCLUDE    := -I$(srctree)/arch/$(hdr-arch)/include -Iinclude \
                    $(if $(KBUILD_SRC),-Iinclude2 -I$(srctree)/include) \
-                   -I$(srctree)/arch/$(hdr-arch)/include               \
                    -include include/linux/autoconf.h
 
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS := -D__KERNEL__