diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 207a1489319c09bab6a61aff82f2b039b9847abd..3c8a20f46ba1b4cef090634cf9abbdb01906755b 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@ $update_first && arch-nspawn "$copydir" \
 
 [[ -n ${install_pkgs[*]} ]] && install_packages
 
-prepare_chroot
-
 download_sources
 
+prepare_chroot
+
 if arch-nspawn "$copydir" \
 	--bind-ro="$PWD:/startdir_host" \
 	--bind-ro="$SRCDEST:/srcdest_host" \