diff --git a/scripts/Build-Pkg b/scripts/Build-Pkg
index 273dee3a5..e9015f861 100755
--- a/scripts/Build-Pkg
+++ b/scripts/Build-Pkg
@@ -845,8 +845,6 @@ exec 202>&1
 	trap 'echo "Got SIGINT (Crtl-C). Aborting build." ; exit 1' INT
 	exec < /dev/null
 
-	hook_eval prepare
-
 	mkdir -p "$builddir/archdir"
 
 	# Download archives files and link to them in $archdir.
@@ -869,6 +867,8 @@ exec 202>&1
 		ln -vs $x "$builddir/archdir/"
 	done < <( echo "$desc_D" | column_clean )
 
+	hook_eval prepare
+
 	echo_status "Building. Writing output to" \
 	            "\$root/var/adm/logs/$stagelevel-$xpkg.out" >&202