--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -192,35 +192,6 @@
 CROSS_COMPILE	?=
 CROSS_COMPILE	?= $(CONFIG_CROSS_COMPILE:"%"=%)
 
-# Architecture as present in compile.h
-UTS_MACHINE 	:= $(ARCH)
-SRCARCH 	:= $(ARCH)
-
-# Additional ARCH settings for x86
-ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
-        SRCARCH := x86
-endif
-ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
-        SRCARCH := x86
-endif
-
-# Additional ARCH settings for sparc
-ifeq ($(ARCH),sparc64)
-       SRCARCH := sparc
-endif
-
-# Additional ARCH settings for sh
-ifeq ($(ARCH),sh64)
-       SRCARCH := sh
-endif
-
-# Where to locate arch specific headers
-hdr-arch  := $(SRCARCH)
-
-ifeq ($(ARCH),m68knommu)
-       hdr-arch  := m68k
-endif
-
 KCONFIG_CONFIG	?= .config
 
 # SHELL used by kbuild
@@ -340,6 +311,36 @@ LDFLAGS_MODULE  =
 AFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
 
+-include $(obj)/.kernelvariables
+
+# Architecture as present in compile.h
+UTS_MACHINE 	:= $(ARCH)
+SRCARCH 	:= $(ARCH)
+
+# Additional ARCH settings for x86
+ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
+        SRCARCH := x86
+endif
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
+        SRCARCH := x86
+endif
+
+# Additional ARCH settings for sparc
+ifeq ($(ARCH),sparc64)
+       SRCARCH := sparc
+endif
+
+# Additional ARCH settings for sh
+ifeq ($(ARCH),sh64)
+       SRCARCH := sh
+endif
+
+# Where to locate arch specific headers
+hdr-arch  := $(SRCARCH)
+
+ifeq ($(ARCH),m68knommu)
+       hdr-arch  := m68k
+endif
 
 # Use LINUXINCLUDE when you must reference the include/ directory.
 # Needed to be compatible with the O= option