diff --git a/packaging/checkout-and-build.sh b/packaging/checkout-and-build.sh
index eadc4a88df..30fa0c5334 100755
--- a/packaging/checkout-and-build.sh
+++ b/packaging/checkout-and-build.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ fi
 
 ./package-all.sh $TAG ~/openra-package/packages/
 
+echo "Downloading source code packages from GitHub..."
+curl -s -L -o "$OUTPUTDIR/$TAG.tar.gz" "https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/archive/$TAG.tar.gz"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Source code package download failed."
+fi
+
 ./upload-all.sh $TAG ~/openra-package/packages
 
 ./update-wiki.sh
diff --git a/packaging/package-all.sh b/packaging/package-all.sh
index a115b5546c..cd6df0f1fe 100755
--- a/packaging/package-all.sh
+++ b/packaging/package-all.sh
@@ -98,13 +98,6 @@ echo "Creating packages..."
     fi
 ) &
 
-(
-    echo "Downloading source code packages from GitHub."
-    curl -s -L -o "$OUTPUTDIR/$TAG.tar.gz" "https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/archive/$TAG.tar.gz"
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Source code package download failed."
-    fi
-) &
 wait
 echo "Package build done."