diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30516ce..40f4366 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,22 +4,6 @@
 EXTRAVERSION =-rc5-git
 NAME = Amissive Actinocutious Kiwi
 
-#
-# sanity checks for check default environemnt
-#
-ifdef CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT
-
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH),"")
-$(error default environment path empty))
-endif
-
-saved-env_path := $(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH)
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH := $(shell cd $(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH) && /bin/pwd)
-$(if $(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH),, \
-	$(error default environment path $(saved-env_path) does not exist))
-
-endif # ifdef CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT
-
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
 # To see a list of typical targets execute "make help"
 # More info can be located in ./README
@@ -1245,3 +1229,19 @@
 # Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
 # information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)
+
+#
+# sanity checks for check default environemnt
+#
+ifdef CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH),"")
+$(error default environment path empty))
+endif
+
+saved-env_path := $(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH)
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH := $(shell cd $(if $(filter /%,$(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH)),,$(srctree)/)$(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH) && /bin/pwd)
+$(if $(CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_PATH),, \
+	$(error default environment path $(saved-env_path) does not exist))
+
+endif # ifdef CONFIG_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT