diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index ad1dd43463..911933ab92 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1225,12 +1225,12 @@ const char* const ardour_config_info = "\\n\\
     config_text.close ()
     print('')
 
-def build(bld):
-    create_stored_revision()
-
     if Options.options.dist_target == 'mingw' or Options.options.dist_target == 'msvc':
         create_resource_file(Options.options.program_name.lower())
 
+def build(bld):
+    create_stored_revision()
+
     # add directories that contain only headers, to workaround an issue with waf
 
     if not bld.is_defined('USE_EXTERNAL_LIBS'):