diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c148c113f8..a9fbe98fe4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,17 +20,6 @@ VBOOT_HOST_BUILD ?= $(abspath $(objutil)/vboot_lib)
 COREBOOT_EXPORTS := COREBOOT_EXPORTS
 COREBOOT_EXPORTS += top src srck obj objutil objk
 
-# reproducible builds
-LANG:=C
-LC_ALL:=C
-TZ:=UTC0
-ifneq ($(NOCOMPILE),1)
-SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH := $(shell $(top)/util/genbuild_h/genbuild_h.sh . | sed -n 's/^.define COREBOOT_BUILD_EPOCH\>.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/p')
-endif
-# don't use COREBOOT_EXPORTS to ensure build steps outside the coreboot build system
-# are reproducible
-export LANG LC_ALL TZ SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
-
 DOTCONFIG ?= $(top)/.config
 KCONFIG_CONFIG = $(DOTCONFIG)
 KCONFIG_AUTOADS := $(obj)/cb-config.ads
@@ -176,6 +165,17 @@ $(error $(xcompile) deleted because it's invalid. \
 	Restarting the build should fix that, or explain the problem)
 endif
 
+# reproducible builds
+LANG:=C
+LC_ALL:=C
+TZ:=UTC0
+ifneq ($(NOCOMPILE),1)
+SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH := $(shell $(top)/util/genbuild_h/genbuild_h.sh . | sed -n 's/^.define COREBOOT_BUILD_EPOCH\>.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/p')
+endif
+# don't use COREBOOT_EXPORTS to ensure build steps outside the coreboot build system
+# are reproducible
+export LANG LC_ALL TZ SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
+
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_MMX),y)
 CFLAGS_x86_32 += -mno-mmx
 endif