diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2295dc12c..0fa53b60b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
 
+dnl
+dnl declare variables
+dnl
+
+AC_SUBST(MPD_LIBS)
+AC_SUBST(MPD_CFLAGS)
+MPD_LIBS=""
+MPD_CFLAGS=""
+
+
 dnl
 dnl OS specific defaults
 dnl
@@ -65,16 +75,6 @@ if test -z "$prefix" || test "x$prefix" = xNONE; then
 fi
 
 
-dnl
-dnl declare variables
-dnl
-
-AC_SUBST(MPD_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(MPD_CFLAGS)
-MPD_LIBS=""
-MPD_CFLAGS=""
-
-
 dnl
 dnl libc features
 dnl