diff --git a/releasetools/release.sh b/releasetools/release.sh
index 3accf4031..6f8301384 100755
--- a/releasetools/release.sh
+++ b/releasetools/release.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ fi
 # Packages we have to pre-install, and url to use
 PACKAGEURL=ftp://ftp.minix3.org/pub/minix/packages/$version_pretty/`uname -m`/All/
 PREINSTALLED_PACKAGES="
-	pkgin
 	pkg_install
+	pkgin
 	bmake
 	binutils
 	clang