diff --git a/tool/ports/mk/install.mk b/tool/ports/mk/install.mk
index 0c78b5882..6fe5271ab 100644
--- a/tool/ports/mk/install.mk
+++ b/tool/ports/mk/install.mk
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ _assert = $(if $(strip $1),$1,$(info Error: $(strip $2))$(error ))
 #
 _prefer = $(if $1,$1,$2)
 
-#
-# Include definitions provided by the port description file
-#
-include $(PORT)
-
 #
 # Include common definitions
 #
 include $(GENODE_DIR)/tool/ports/mk/common.inc
 
+#
+# Include definitions provided by the port description file
+#
+include $(PORT)
+
 $(call check_tool,wget)
 $(call check_tool,patch)
 $(call check_tool,sha256sum)