diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 156ceb9aae..ae29b042ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -806,12 +806,6 @@ endif # merged /usr
 		$(call MESSAGE,"Copying overlay $(d)"); \
 		$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(d),$(TARGET_DIR))$(sep))
 
-	@$(foreach s, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT)), \
-		$(call MESSAGE,"Executing post-build script $(s)"); \
-		$(EXTRA_ENV) $(s) $(TARGET_DIR) $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS))$(sep))
-
-	touch $(TARGET_DIR)/usr
-
 	$(if $(TARGET_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
 		cat $(TARGET_DIR_FILES_LISTS)) > $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list.txt
 	$(if $(HOST_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
@@ -819,6 +813,12 @@ endif # merged /usr
 	$(if $(STAGING_DIR_FILES_LISTS), \
 		cat $(STAGING_DIR_FILES_LISTS)) > $(BUILD_DIR)/packages-file-list-staging.txt
 
+	@$(foreach s, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT)), \
+		$(call MESSAGE,"Executing post-build script $(s)"); \
+		$(EXTRA_ENV) $(s) $(TARGET_DIR) $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS))$(sep))
+
+	touch $(TARGET_DIR)/usr
+
 .PHONY: target-post-image
 target-post-image: $(TARGETS_ROOTFS) target-finalize staging-finalize
 	@rm -f $(ROOTFS_COMMON_TAR)