diff --git a/boards/pinephone-dontbeevil.sh b/boards/pinephone-dontbeevil.sh
index 3e19ff8..4d85b41 100644
--- a/boards/pinephone-dontbeevil.sh
+++ b/boards/pinephone-dontbeevil.sh
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ prebuild() {
 
 	notice "executing $device_name prebuild"
 
-	copy-root-overlay
-
 	mkdir -p $R/tmp/kernels/$device_name
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +61,8 @@ postbuild() {
 
 	notice "executing $device_name postbuild"
 
+	copy-root-overlay
+
 	notice "building arm-trusted-firmware"
 	git clone --depth 1 "$atfgit" "$R/tmp/kernels/arm-trusted-firmware" || zerr
 	pushd "$R/tmp/kernels/arm-trusted-firmware"
diff --git a/boards/pinephone.sh b/boards/pinephone.sh
index 95d1b35..91a368b 100644
--- a/boards/pinephone.sh
+++ b/boards/pinephone.sh
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ prebuild() {
 
 	notice "executing $device_name prebuild"
 
-	copy-root-overlay
-
 	mkdir -p $R/tmp/kernels/$device_name
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +59,8 @@ postbuild() {
 
 	notice "executing $device_name postbuild"
 
+	copy-root-overlay
+
 	notice "building arm-trusted-firmware"
 	git clone --depth 1 "$atfgit" "$R/tmp/kernels/arm-trusted-firmware" || zerr
 	pushd "$R/tmp/kernels/arm-trusted-firmware"
diff --git a/boards/pinetab.sh b/boards/pinetab.sh
index c64d054..e1a536a 100644
--- a/boards/pinetab.sh
+++ b/boards/pinetab.sh
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ prebuild() {
 
 	notice "executing $device_name prebuild"
 
-	copy-root-overlay
-
 	mkdir -p $R/tmp/kernels/$device_name
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +59,8 @@ postbuild() {
 
 	notice "executing $device_name postbuild"
 
+	copy-root-overlay
+
 	notice "building arm-trusted-firmware"
 	git clone --depth 1 "$atfgit" "$R/tmp/kernels/arm-trusted-firmware" || zerr
 	pushd "$R/tmp/kernels/arm-trusted-firmware"