diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93f95bdc92..2c107713e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 TARGET?=
 
+CARGO?=cargo
+CARGOFLAGS?=
+
 BUILD=target
 ifneq ($(TARGET),)
 	BUILD="target/$(TARGET)"
 	CARGOFLAGS+="--target=$(TARGET)"
 endif
 
-CARGO?=cargo
-
 ifeq ($(TARGET),aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu)
 	CC?=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
 endif