diff --git a/lib/rbcodec/test/warble.make b/lib/rbcodec/test/warble.make
index 0687e05620..f38b154505 100644
--- a/lib/rbcodec/test/warble.make
+++ b/lib/rbcodec/test/warble.make
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #
 
 
-include $(ROOTDIR)/tools/functions.make
-include $(ROOTDIR)/apps/codecs/codecs.make
 
 FLAGS=-g -D__PCTOOL__ $(TARGET) -Wall
 
@@ -30,6 +28,9 @@ endif
 
 .SECONDEXPANSION: # $$(OBJ) is not populated until after this
 
+include $(ROOTDIR)/tools/functions.make
+include $(ROOTDIR)/apps/codecs/codecs.make
+
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY): $(CODECS)
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY): $$(OBJ)