diff --git a/make/run.mk b/make/run.mk
index 668d6d6e..76b41c5d 100644
--- a/make/run.mk
+++ b/make/run.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # contact@jannet.de
 # $Id$
 
+include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
+
 DIR_BASENAME = $(notdir $(shell $(PWD)))
 
 ifeq ($(EXE_BASENAME),)
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ CHECK_CONF_EXE ?= $(firstword $(wildcard $(CVS_PROJ_DIR)/valdi/bin/checkconf) ch
 LOCAL_CFLAGS   += -DEXE_NAME=\"$(EXE)\"
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -DEXE_NAME=\"$(EXE)\"
 
-include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
 include $(MODDIR)/make/profiler.mk
 BUILD_HDR =
 include $(MODDIR)/make/rules.mk