diff --git a/make/any.mk b/make/any.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4ba6db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/any.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+include $(ONL)/make/config.mk
+ifndef TOOLCHAIN
+$(error $$TOOLCHAIN must be specified.)
+else
+export TOOLCHAIN
+endif
+
+ifndef ARCH
+$(error $$ARCH must be specified.)
+else
+export ARCH
+endif
+
diff --git a/packages/base/any/faultd/builds/Makefile b/packages/base/any/faultd/builds/Makefile
index 1e58f391..4f07a942 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/faultd/builds/Makefile
+++ b/packages/base/any/faultd/builds/Makefile
@@ -19,13 +19,7 @@
 #
 # </bsn.cl>
 ############################################################
-include $(ONL)/make/config.mk
-
-ifndef TOOLCHAIN
-$(error $$TOOLCHAIN must be specified.)
-else
-export TOOLCHAIN
-endif
+include $(ONL)/make/any.mk
 
 MODULE := faultd-module
 include $(BUILDER)/standardinit.mk
diff --git a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform-defaults/Makefile b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform-defaults/Makefile
index bcbfc1b4..de582335 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform-defaults/Makefile
+++ b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform-defaults/Makefile
@@ -29,13 +29,7 @@
 #
 #
 ############################################################
-include $(ONL)/make/config.mk
-
-ifndef TOOLCHAIN
-$(error $$TOOLCHAIN must be specified.)
-else
-export TOOLCHAIN
-endif
+include $(ONL)/make/any.mk
 
 MODULE := libonlp-platform-defaults-module
 include $(BUILDER)/standardinit.mk
diff --git a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform/Makefile b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform/Makefile
index 81f09fcb..70029019 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform/Makefile
+++ b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp-platform/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,7 @@
 #
 #
 ############################################################
-include $(ONL)/make/config.mk
-
-ifndef TOOLCHAIN
-$(error $$TOOLCHAIN must be specified.)
-else
-export TOOLCHAIN
-endif
+include $(ONL)/make/any.mk
 
 MODULE := libonlp-platform-module
 include $(BUILDER)/standardinit.mk
diff --git a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp/Makefile b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp/Makefile
index d18020ec..f2918840 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp/Makefile
+++ b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlp/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,7 @@
 #
 #
 ############################################################
-include $(ONL)/make/config.mk
-
-ifndef TOOLCHAIN
-$(error $$TOOLCHAIN must be specified.)
-else
-export TOOLCHAIN
-endif
+include $(ONL)/make/any.mk
 
 MODULE := libonlp-module
 include $(BUILDER)/standardinit.mk
diff --git a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlpd/Makefile b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlpd/Makefile
index f8e9e684..0a3a9d49 100644
--- a/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlpd/Makefile
+++ b/packages/base/any/onlp/builds/onlpd/Makefile
@@ -22,13 +22,7 @@
 #
 #
 ############################################################
-include $(ONL)/make/config.mk
-
-ifndef TOOLCHAIN
-$(error $$TOOLCHAIN must be specified.)
-else
-export TOOLCHAIN
-endif
+include $(ONL)/make/any.mk
 
 MODULE := onlpd-module
 include $(BUILDER)/standardinit.mk