diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 247edd37..a95dd420 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Copyright (c) 2022-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.  All rights reserved.
 
+this_makefile_path := $(abspath $(shell dirname $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TEGRA_KLEAF_BUILD),y)
-include $(abspath $(shell dirname $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))/Makefile.kleaf
+include $(this_makefile_path)/Makefile.kleaf
 endif
 
 # Include kernel specific config
 ifneq ($(kernel_name),)
-kernel_config := $(abspath $(shell dirname $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))/configs/Makefile.config.$(kernel_name)
+kernel_config := $(this_makefile_path)/configs/Makefile.config.$(kernel_name)
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(kernel_config)),)
 include $(kernel_config)
 endif
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ endif
 
 # Include system specific config
 ifneq ($(system_type),)
-system_config := $(abspath $(shell dirname $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))/configs/Makefile.config.$(system_type)
+system_config := $(this_makefile_path)/configs/Makefile.config.$(system_type)
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(system_config)),)
 include $(system_config)
 endif