diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index a81b3a449..a4e41ddb5 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ source "$TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR/scripts/build/termux_download_deb.sh"
 # shellcheck source=scripts/build/termux_get_repo_files.sh
 source "$TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR/scripts/build/termux_get_repo_files.sh"
 
-# Source the package build script and start building. Not to be overridden by packages.
-# shellcheck source=scripts/build/termux_step_start_build.sh
-source "$TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR/scripts/build/termux_step_start_build.sh"
-
 # Download or build dependencies. Not to be overridden by packages.
 # shellcheck source=scripts/build/termux_step_get_dependencies.sh
 source "$TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR/scripts/build/termux_step_get_dependencies.sh"
 
+# Source the package build script and start building. Not to be overridden by packages.
+# shellcheck source=scripts/build/termux_step_start_build.sh
+source "$TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR/scripts/build/termux_step_start_build.sh"
+
 # Run just after sourcing $TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_SCRIPT. Can be overridden by packages.
 # shellcheck source=scripts/build/get_source/termux_step_get_source.sh
 source "$TERMUX_SCRIPTDIR/scripts/build/get_source/termux_step_get_source.sh"
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ while (($# > 0)); do
 
 		termux_step_setup_variables
 		termux_step_handle_buildarch
-		termux_step_start_build
 		termux_step_get_dependencies
+		termux_step_start_build
 		cd "$TERMUX_PKG_CACHEDIR"
 		termux_step_get_source
 		cd "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR"