diff --git a/metadata/com.b44t.messenger.yml b/metadata/com.b44t.messenger.yml
index 4360078a26..c4d4729668 100644
--- a/metadata/com.b44t.messenger.yml
+++ b/metadata/com.b44t.messenger.yml
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ Builds:
       - rustup@1.21.1
     prebuild: sed -i -e '/applicationIdSuffix/d' build.gradle
     build:
+      - cd jni/deltachat-core-rust
       - $$rustup$$/rustup-init.sh -y
       - source $HOME/.cargo/env
       - rustup default $(cat deltachat-core-rust/rust-toolchain)
@@ -606,9 +607,8 @@ Builds:
       - rustup target add i686-linux-android
       - rustup target add armv7-linux-androideabi
       - rustup target add x86_64-linux-android
-      - cd jni/deltachat-core-rust
-      - ./ndk-make.sh
       - cd ../..
+      - ./ndk-make.sh
     ndk: r20b
 
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