diff --git a/bin/trick-CP b/bin/trick-CP
index 9990f876..92d5dc64 100755
--- a/bin/trick-CP
+++ b/bin/trick-CP
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ convert_swig: build/S_library_swig
 S_define_exp:
 	$(TRICK_CC) -E -C -xc++ ${TRICK_SFLAGS} $(TRICK_SYSTEM_SFLAGS) S_define > $@
 
+# prints the value of a makefile variable, example invocation "make print-TRICK_CXXFLAGS"
+# This rule is used by trick-config
+print-%:
+	@echo '$*=$($*)'
+
 help:
 	@echo -e "\
 Simulation make options:\n\
diff --git a/bin/trick-config b/bin/trick-config
index 4cb0827e..fc9257b3 100755
--- a/bin/trick-config
+++ b/bin/trick-config
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ sub print_prefix() {
 
 # Run a special rule in Makefile.sim that prints the value of the environment variable we request
 sub print_makefile_var($) {
-    open(README, "make -f $ENV{TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common print-@_ | ") or
+    open(README, "make -f $ENV{TRICK_HOME}/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.trickconfig print-@_ | ") or
      die "Couldn't fork $!\n" ;
     while (<README>) {
         /=(.*)/ && print "$1\n" ;
diff --git a/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common b/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
index 9730e0c6..084d8307 100644
--- a/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
+++ b/share/trick/makefiles/Makefile.common
@@ -155,8 +155,3 @@ TRICK_DEFINES  = $(shell $(PERL) -e '@defines = "${TRICK_CFLAGS}" =~ /-D\s*(\S+)
 
 DEPFILE = $(PWD)/Makefile_deps
 DEPTEMPFILE = $(PWD)/Makefile_temp_depends
-
-# prints the value of a makefile variable, example invocation "make print-TRICK_CXXFLAGS"
-# This rule is used by trick-config
-print-%:
-	@echo '$*=$($*)'