diff --git a/bindings/py/Makefile b/bindings/py/Makefile
index cb485167f7..d88fd685c2 100644
--- a/bindings/py/Makefile
+++ b/bindings/py/Makefile
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ compile:
 	# called from workflow
 	sed -i.bak -e "s/{VERSION}/${VERSION}/" setup.py
 	go build -buildmode=c-shared -o src/minify/minify.so
-	mv setup.py.bak setup.py
 
 build: compile
+	mv setup.py.bak setup.py
 	go mod init github.com/tdewolff/minify/bindings/js
 	go mod tidy
 	python -m build --sdist