diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 432df4a37..d64bbd030 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 PROJECT := umu-launcher
 
+# Define the interpreters to use to prevent shebang complaints
+PYTHON_INTERPRETER = /usr/bin/python3
+SHELL_INTERPRETER = /usr/bin/sh
+
 # If this is changed to umu (uppercase), `uninstall` target will also remove the SLR directory
 INSTALLDIR ?= umu
 
@@ -16,10 +20,6 @@ DESTDIR ?=
 USERINSTALL ?= xfalse
 FLATPAK ?= xfalse
 
-# Define the interpreters to use to prevent shebang complaints
-PYTHON_INTERPRETER = /usr/bin/python3
-SHELL_INTERPRETER = /usr/bin/sh
-
 .PHONY: all
 ifeq ($(FLATPAK), xtrue)
 all: version umu umu-launcher