diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 95c5b37b31..c6f28aca0b 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 set -e
 
+. config/functions
+
 # setup initial directorys (relative to root)
   CONFIG=config
   SCRIPTS=scripts
@@ -153,7 +155,6 @@ if [ -z "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" -o "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" = "${LD_LIBRARY_PATH#$ROOT/$TOO
 fi
 
 VERSION_SUFFIX=$TARGET_ARCH
-. config/functions
 
 check_path
 check_config