diff --git a/network/iproute2/iproute2.conf b/network/iproute2/iproute2.conf
index ea2b831b8..3f20f0291 100644
--- a/network/iproute2/iproute2.conf
+++ b/network/iproute2/iproute2.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 prefix=
 set_confopt
 
+var_append makeopt " " "KERNEL_INCLUDE=$root/usr/include"
+var_append makeopt " " "LIBC_INCLUDE=$root/usr/include"
+var_append makeinstopt " " "SBINDIR=$sbindir"
+
 # iproute2 release tarball for 2.6.22-070710 doesn't have a toplevel directory
 # Note: iproute2-2.6.23 doesn't require this hack!
 custextract=iproute2_extract
@@ -31,11 +35,6 @@ iproute2_postmake() {
 	cp $confdir/dumpnetcfg.sh $root/$sbindir/dumpnetcfg
 	chmod +x $root/$sbindir/dumpnetcfg
 }
-
-var_append makeopt " " "KERNEL_INCLUDE=$root/usr/include"
-var_append makeopt " " "LIBC_INCLUDE=$root/usr/include"
-var_append makeinstopt " " "SBINDIR=$sbindir"
-
 hook_add postmake 5 "iproute2_postmake"
 
 pkginstalled bdb33 && atstage native || \