diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index dd757b1..aff0bdd 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ ${BUILDDIR}/config.status: configure
 	dh_testdir
 	# Add here commands to configure the package.
 
+ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.sub)" ""
+	cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.sub config.sub
+endif
+ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.guess)" ""
+	cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.guess config.guess
+endif
+
 	# guest-agent is only required for guest systems
 	./configure \
 	--with-git-submodules=ignore \
@@ -109,13 +116,6 @@ clean:
 
 	# Add here commands to clean up after the build process.
 	-$(MAKE) distclean
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.sub)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.sub config.sub
-endif
-ifneq "$(wildcard /usr/share/misc/config.guess)" ""
-	cp -f /usr/share/misc/config.guess config.guess
-endif
-
 
 	dh_clean