diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 381bed2c1d..f52402b24d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2256,6 +2256,13 @@ SCRIPT_DEFINES = $(SHELL_PATH_SQ):$(DIFF_SQ):$(GIT_VERSION):\
 	$(localedir_SQ):$(NO_CURL):$(USE_GETTEXT_SCHEME):$(SANE_TOOL_PATH_SQ):\
 	$(gitwebdir_SQ):$(PERL_PATH_SQ):$(SANE_TEXT_GREP):$(PAGER_ENV):\
 	$(perllibdir_SQ)
+GIT-SCRIPT-DEFINES: FORCE
+	@FLAGS='$(SCRIPT_DEFINES)'; \
+	    if test x"$$FLAGS" != x"`cat $@ 2>/dev/null`" ; then \
+		echo >&2 "    * new script parameters"; \
+		echo "$$FLAGS" >$@; \
+            fi
+
 define cmd_munge_script
 sed -e '1s|#!.*/sh|#!$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
     -e 's|@SHELL_PATH@|$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
@@ -2271,14 +2278,6 @@ sed -e '1s|#!.*/sh|#!$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)|' \
     $@.sh >$@+
 endef
 
-GIT-SCRIPT-DEFINES: FORCE
-	@FLAGS='$(SCRIPT_DEFINES)'; \
-	    if test x"$$FLAGS" != x"`cat $@ 2>/dev/null`" ; then \
-		echo >&2 "    * new script parameters"; \
-		echo "$$FLAGS" >$@; \
-            fi
-
-
 $(SCRIPT_SH_GEN) : % : %.sh GIT-SCRIPT-DEFINES
 	$(QUIET_GEN)$(cmd_munge_script) && \
 	chmod +x $@+ && \