diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8a6b86..74d69f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -653,6 +653,12 @@
 # Tell gcc to never replace conditional load with a non-conditional one
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,--param=allow-store-data-races=0)
 
+# check for 'asm goto'
+ifeq ($(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-goto.sh $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)), y)
+	KBUILD_CFLAGS += -DCC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO
+	KBUILD_AFLAGS += -DCC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO
+endif
+
 include scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
 
 ifdef CONFIG_READABLE_ASM
@@ -798,12 +804,6 @@
 # use the deterministic mode of AR if available
 KBUILD_ARFLAGS := $(call ar-option,D)
 
-# check for 'asm goto'
-ifeq ($(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-goto.sh $(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)), y)
-	KBUILD_CFLAGS += -DCC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO
-	KBUILD_AFLAGS += -DCC_HAVE_ASM_GOTO
-endif
-
 include scripts/Makefile.kasan
 include scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
 include scripts/Makefile.ubsan