diff --git a/libdm/Makefile.in b/libdm/Makefile.in
index ce3e0586c..6ff3bfff4 100644
--- a/libdm/Makefile.in
+++ b/libdm/Makefile.in
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ endif
 VERSIONED_SHLIB = libdevmapper.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION_DM)
 LIB_VERSION = $(LIB_VERSION_DM)
 
+include $(top_builddir)/make.tmpl
+
 DEFS += -DDM_DEVICE_UID=@DM_DEVICE_UID@ -DDM_DEVICE_GID=@DM_DEVICE_GID@ \
 	-DDM_DEVICE_MODE=@DM_DEVICE_MODE@
 
-include $(top_builddir)/make.tmpl
-
 device-mapper: all
 
 .PHONY: install_dynamic install_static install_include \