diff --git a/BUILD/compile-dist b/BUILD/compile-dist
index dea29d4612b..c0f5098ba6e 100755
--- a/BUILD/compile-dist
+++ b/BUILD/compile-dist
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 # package" that is used as the basis for all other binary builds.
 #
 make distclean
+(cd storage/bdb/dist && sh s_all)
+(cd storage/innobase && aclocal && autoheader && aclocal && automake && autoconf)
 aclocal
 autoheader
 libtoolize --automake --force --copy
 automake --force --add-missing --copy
 autoconf
-(cd storage/bdb/dist && sh s_all)
-(cd storage/innobase && aclocal && autoheader && aclocal && automake && autoconf)
 
 # Default to gcc for CC and CXX
 if test -z "$CXX" ; then