1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8a5b17d8f..809a7150d9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,14 +25,15 @@ SUBARCH := $(subst x86_32,i386,$(XEN_TARGET_ARCH))
 export XEN_TARGET_ARCH SUBARCH
 endif
 
+# Default target must appear before any include lines
+all: dist
+
 include Config.mk
 include buildconfigs/Rules.mk
 
 .PHONY:	all dist install xen tools kernels docs world clean mkpatches mrproper
 .PHONY:	kbuild kdelete kclean
 
-all: dist
-
 # build and install everything into the standard system directories
 install: install-xen install-tools install-kernels install-docs