diff --git a/media-video/aegisub/aegisub-9999.ebuild b/media-video/aegisub/aegisub-9999.ebuild
index 02ed588..5f86fc1 100644
--- a/media-video/aegisub/aegisub-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/aegisub/aegisub-9999.ebuild
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 src_configure() {
 	setup-wxwidgets
 	use dependency_control && EMESON_SOURCE="${WORKDIR}/ffi-experiments-${_ffiexpver}" BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ffi-experiments-build" meson_src_configure
+	use bestsource && meson subprojects packagefiles --apply bestsource && meson subprojects --apply vapoursynth
 
 	local emesonargs=(
 		-Dalsa=$(usex alsa enabled disabled)
@@ -132,7 +133,6 @@ src_configure() {
 
 src_compile() {
 	use dependency_control && BUILD_DIR="${WORKDIR}/ffi-experiments-build" meson_src_compile
-	use bestsource && meson subprojects packagefiles --apply bestsource && meson subprojects --apply vapoursynth
 	meson_src_compile
 }