diff --git a/distutils/sysconfig.py b/distutils/sysconfig.py
index 1c025892..ec079c0a 100644
--- a/distutils/sysconfig.py
+++ b/distutils/sysconfig.py
@@ -279,15 +279,17 @@ def get_config_h_filename():
     return os.path.join(inc_dir, 'pyconfig.h')
 
 
+def _multiarch_addendum():
+    return '-%s' % sys.implementation._multiarch if hasattr(sys.implementation, '_multiarch') else ''
+
+
 def get_makefile_filename():
     """Return full pathname of installed Makefile from the Python build."""
     if python_build:
         return os.path.join(_sys_home or project_base, "Makefile")
     lib_dir = get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, standard_lib=1)
     config_file = 'config-{}{}'.format(get_python_version(), build_flags)
-    if hasattr(sys.implementation, '_multiarch'):
-        config_file += '-%s' % sys.implementation._multiarch
-    return os.path.join(lib_dir, config_file, 'Makefile')
+    return os.path.join(lib_dir, config_file + _multiarch_addendum(), 'Makefile')
 
 
 def parse_config_h(fp, g=None):
@@ -458,15 +460,21 @@ def expand_makefile_vars(s, vars):
 
 _config_vars = None
 
+
+_sysconfig_name_tmpl = '_sysconfigdata_{abi}_{platform}_{multiarch}'
+
+
 def _init_posix():
     """Initialize the module as appropriate for POSIX systems."""
     # _sysconfigdata is generated at build time, see the sysconfig module
-    name = os.environ.get('_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME',
-        '_sysconfigdata_{abi}_{platform}_{multiarch}'.format(
-        abi=sys.abiflags,
-        platform=sys.platform,
-        multiarch=getattr(sys.implementation, '_multiarch', ''),
-    ))
+    name = os.environ.get(
+        '_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME',
+        _sysconfig_name_tmpl.format(
+            abi=sys.abiflags,
+            platform=sys.platform,
+            multiarch=getattr(sys.implementation, '_multiarch', ''),
+        ),
+    )
     try:
         _temp = __import__(name, globals(), locals(), ['build_time_vars'], 0)
     except ImportError: