diff --git a/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/default.nix
index 719a8d4a45c..bfa47972547 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/tex/texlive/default.nix
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ rec {
     
     sed -e 's/.*pyhyph.*/=&/' -i $out/texmf-config/tex/generic/config/language.dat
 
+    PATH=$PATH:$out/bin mktexlsr $out/texmf*
+
+    HOME=. PATH=$PATH:$out/bin updmap-sys --syncwithtrees
+
     # Prebuild the format files, as it used to be done with TeXLive 2007.
     ensureDir "$out/texmf-var/web2c"
     PATH="$PATH:$out/bin" mktexfmt --fmtdir="$out/texmf-var/web2c" --all
 
     PATH=$PATH:$out/bin mktexlsr $out/texmf*
-
-    HOME=. PATH=$PATH:$out/bin updmap-sys --syncwithtrees
-    
-    PATH=$PATH:$out/bin mktexlsr $out/texmf*
  '') ["minInit" "defEnsureDir" "doUnpack" "doMakeInstall"];
 
   buildInputs = [