diff --git a/configure/CONFIG b/configure/CONFIG
index fa8ed0010..c31e9a2c6 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/CONFIG
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG_SITE
 #  Host architecture specific definitions
 #
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Host.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
+-include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.Host.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
 
 
 ifdef T_A
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ endif
 
 include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Target.$(T_A)
 #
--include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.Host.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH)
 -include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.Target.$(T_A)
 -include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH).$(T_A)