diff --git a/core/gcc/PKGBUILD b/core/gcc/PKGBUILD
index 38f47ad13..b9c0c42df 100644
--- a/core/gcc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/gcc/PKGBUILD
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ prepare() {
   # http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57653
   patch -p0 -i ${srcdir}/gcc-4.8-filename-output.patch
 
+  # ALARM: Specify build host types, triplet patch
+  [[ $CARCH == "arm" ]] && CONFIGFLAG="--host=armv5tel-unknown-linux-gnueabi --build=armv5tel-unknown-linux-gnueabi"
+  [[ $CARCH == "armv6h" ]] && CONFIGFLAG="--host=armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --build=armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv6 --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfp"
+  [[ $CARCH == "armv7h" ]] && CONFIGFLAG="--host=armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --build=armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16"
+  [[ $CARCH == "armv6h" || $CARCH == "armv7h" ]] && patch -p1 -i "${srcdir}/armhf-triplet-trunk.diff"
+
   mkdir ${srcdir}/gcc-build
 }
 
@@ -64,12 +70,6 @@ build() {
   CFLAGS=${CFLAGS/-pipe/}
   CXXFLAGS=${CXXFLAGS/-pipe/}
 
-  # ALARM: Specify build host types, triplet patch
-  [[ $CARCH == "arm" ]] && CONFIGFLAG="--host=armv5tel-unknown-linux-gnueabi --build=armv5tel-unknown-linux-gnueabi"
-  [[ $CARCH == "armv6h" ]] && CONFIGFLAG="--host=armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --build=armv6l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv6 --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfp"
-  [[ $CARCH == "armv7h" ]] && CONFIGFLAG="--host=armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --build=armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf --with-arch=armv7-a --with-float=hard --with-fpu=vfpv3-d16"
-  [[ $CARCH == "armv6h" || $CARCH == "armv7h" ]] && patch -p1 -i "${srcdir}/armhf-triplet-trunk.diff"
-
   ${srcdir}/${_basedir}/configure --prefix=/usr \
       --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib \
       --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info \