diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 419338907d..80ffec43b7 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ droid_targets : blueprint_tools
 checkbuild: blueprint_tests
 endif
 
+# Create necessary directories and symlinks in the root filesystem
+include system/core/rootdir/create_root_structure.mk
+
 endif # dont_bother
 
 ifndef subdir_makefiles_total
@@ -308,9 +311,6 @@ endif
 
 $(info [$(call inc_and_print,subdir_makefiles_inc)/$(subdir_makefiles_total)] finishing legacy Make module parsing ...)
 
-# Create necessary directories and symlinks in the root filesystem
-include system/core/rootdir/create_root_structure.mk
-
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # All module makefiles have been included at this point.
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------