diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
index 9063fca480b3..c8622497ef23 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ OUTDIR := $(shell cd $(OUTPUT) && pwd)
 $(if $(OUTDIR),, $(error output directory "$(OUTPUT)" does not exist))
 endif
 
-include ../../scripts/Makefile.arch
 
 # --- CONFIGURATION BEGIN ---
 
@@ -69,11 +68,6 @@ bindir ?=	/usr/bin
 sbindir ?=	/usr/sbin
 mandir ?=	/usr/man
 includedir ?=	/usr/include
-ifeq ($(IS_64_BIT), 1)
-libdir ?=	/usr/lib64
-else
-libdir ?=	/usr/lib
-endif
 localedir ?=	/usr/share/locale
 docdir ?=       /usr/share/doc/packages/cpupower
 confdir ?=      /etc/
@@ -100,6 +94,14 @@ RANLIB = $(CROSS)ranlib
 HOSTCC = gcc
 MKDIR = mkdir
 
+# 64bit library detection
+include ../../scripts/Makefile.arch
+
+ifeq ($(IS_64_BIT), 1)
+libdir ?=	/usr/lib64
+else
+libdir ?=	/usr/lib
+endif
 
 # Now we set up the build system
 #