diff --git a/bin/build_dependencies_unix.sh b/bin/build_dependencies_unix.sh
index 9e79c8ae..81f3cc48 100755
--- a/bin/build_dependencies_unix.sh
+++ b/bin/build_dependencies_unix.sh
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ cd arb-$ARBVER
     --with-mpfr=$PREFIX\
     --disable-static
   make -j3
-  make check
   make install
+  make check
 cd ..
 
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