diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 6b94fe4..c802913 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -209,15 +209,6 @@
 	. "./${KCONFIG_CONFIG}"
 esac
 
-archive_builtin
-
-#link vmlinux.o
-info LD vmlinux.o
-modpost_link vmlinux.o
-
-# modpost vmlinux.o to check for section mismatches
-${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.modpost" vmlinux.o
-
 # Update version
 info GEN .version
 if [ ! -r .version ]; then
@@ -231,6 +222,15 @@
 # final build of init/
 ${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.build" obj=init GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS="${GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS}"
 
+archive_builtin
+
+#link vmlinux.o
+info LD vmlinux.o
+modpost_link vmlinux.o
+
+# modpost vmlinux.o to check for section mismatches
+${MAKE} -f "${srctree}/scripts/Makefile.modpost" vmlinux.o
+
 kallsymso=""
 kallsyms_vmlinux=""
 if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS}" ]; then