diff --git a/src/Makefile.cfg b/src/Makefile.cfg
index a2b79589a..6b3769efc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/Makefile.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,30 @@ SUPPORTED_GCC_VERSIONS:=\
 
 LATEST_GCC_VERSION=9.1
 
+# gcc or g++
+ifdef PREFIX
+	CC=$(PREFIX)-gcc
+	CXX=$(PREFIX)-g++
+	OBJCOPY=$(PREFIX)-objcopy
+	OBJDUMP=$(PREFIX)-objdump
+	STRIP=$(PREFIX)-strip
+	WINDRES=$(PREFIX)-windres
+else
+	OBJCOPY=objcopy
+	OBJDUMP=objdump
+	STRIP=strip
+	WINDRES=windres
+endif
+
+# because Apple screws with us on this
+# need to get bintools from homebrew
+ifdef MACOSX
+	CC=clang
+	CXX=clang
+	OBJCOPY=gobjcopy
+	OBJDUMP=gobjdump
+endif
+
 # Automatically set version flag, but not if one was manually set
 ifeq   (,$(filter GCC%,$(.VARIABLES)))
  ifneq (,$(findstring GCC,$(shell $(CC) --version))) # if it's GCC
@@ -395,30 +419,6 @@ ifdef ARCHNAME
 	BIN:=$(BIN)/$(ARCHNAME)
 endif
 
-# gcc or g++
-ifdef PREFIX
-	CC=$(PREFIX)-gcc
-	CXX=$(PREFIX)-g++
-	OBJCOPY=$(PREFIX)-objcopy
-	OBJDUMP=$(PREFIX)-objdump
-	STRIP=$(PREFIX)-strip
-	WINDRES=$(PREFIX)-windres
-else
-	OBJCOPY=objcopy
-	OBJDUMP=objdump
-	STRIP=strip
-	WINDRES=windres
-endif
-
-# because Apple screws with us on this
-# need to get bintools from homebrew
-ifdef MACOSX
-	CC=clang
-	CXX=clang
-	OBJCOPY=gobjcopy
-	OBJDUMP=gobjdump
-endif
-
 OBJDUMP_OPTS?=--wide --source --line-numbers
 LD=$(CC)