diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 89863f8..69e31ed 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS=deterministic
 	dh $@
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	dh_auto_build
 	if [ -e build_dep.tar.gz ] ; then tar xzf ./build_dep.tar.gz ; fi
+	dh_auto_build
 	rebar3 compile
 	rebar3 escriptize
 	rebar3 eunit