diff --git a/BUILD.sh b/BUILD.sh
index daee105..4d9f36a 100755
--- a/BUILD.sh
+++ b/BUILD.sh
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
 # and install of the packages required to build and run
 # this module
 if $runMkcontainer; then
-    sudo /usr/rift/container_tools/mkcontainer --modes build --modes ext --repo ${PLATFORM_REPOSITORY}
     sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-dev libxslt-dev
+    sudo /usr/rift/container_tools/mkcontainer --modes build --modes ext --repo ${PLATFORM_REPOSITORY}
 fi