diff --git a/rabit-learn/linear/Makefile b/rabit-learn/linear/Makefile
index 0a8aebc3a..98b57cb5d 100644
--- a/rabit-learn/linear/Makefile
+++ b/rabit-learn/linear/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ifneq ("$(wildcard ../config.mk)","")
 else
 	config = ../make/config.mk
 endif
+include $(config)
 
 BIN = linear.rabit
 MOCKBIN= linear.mock