diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index f2109851d95ad9912baad70c74ad9fc929b5b55b..b2f017bee21fa50665eff4584208325523ae0501 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ define Host/Configure/Default
 	$(if $(HOST_CONFIGURE_PARALLEL),+)(cd $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/$(3); \
 		if [ -x configure ]; then \
 			$(CP) $(SCRIPT_DIR)/config.{guess,sub} $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/$(3)/ && \
-			$(HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS) \
 			$(2) \
 			$(HOST_CONFIGURE_CMD) \
+			$(HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS) \
 			$(HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS) \
 			$(1); \
 		fi \