diff --git a/packaging/ios/build.sh b/packaging/ios/build.sh
index 195bfeaf9..eb404f660 100755
--- a/packaging/ios/build.sh
+++ b/packaging/ios/build.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ popd
 
 # now build all the dependencies for the three relevant architectures (x86_64 is for the simulator)
 
+# get all 3rd part libraries
+../../scripts/get-dep-lib.sh ios .
+
 for ARCH in $ARCHS; do
 
 echo next building for $ARCH
@@ -124,8 +127,6 @@ echo next building for $ARCH
 	target=$ARCH
 	hosttarget=$ARCH
 
-	../../scripts/get-dep-lib.sh ios .
-
 	# libxslt have too old config.sub
 	pushd libxslt
 	autoreconf --install