diff --git a/pkg.c b/pkg.c
index ed23b47..58eed08 100644
--- a/pkg.c
+++ b/pkg.c
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ pkg_find(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
 	pkg_node_t *n;
 	FILE *f;
 
+	pkg_dir_list_build(flags);
+
 	/* name might actually be a filename. */
 	if (str_has_suffix(name, PKG_CONFIG_EXT))
 	{
@@ -485,8 +487,6 @@ pkg_find(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
 		}
 	}
 
-	pkg_dir_list_build(flags);
-
 	PKG_FOREACH_LIST_ENTRY(pkg_dir_list.head, n)
 	{
 		pkg_path_t *pkg_path = n->data;