diff --git a/device/testing/linux-pine64-pinetab2/APKBUILD b/device/testing/linux-pine64-pinetab2/APKBUILD
index 6c3d18f87..5a2cb35f9 100644
--- a/device/testing/linux-pine64-pinetab2/APKBUILD
+++ b/device/testing/linux-pine64-pinetab2/APKBUILD
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ builddir="$srcdir/linux-$pkgver"
 _outdir="out"
 
 prepare() {
-	default_prepare
-
 	# Decrunch the patch file and apply it to the tree
 	zstd -d "$(readlink $srcdir/$_tags.patch.zst)" -o "$srcdir/$_tags.patch"
 	patch -p1 -i "$srcdir/$_tags.patch"
 
+	default_prepare
+
 	cp "$srcdir/config-$_flavor.$CARCH" .config
 }