diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1041d53a..bb4cfa0e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ else
 OCPINDENT = ocp-indent
 endif
 
+compiler: version format
+			$(OCB) src/vultc.native src/vultc.byte
+
 format: $(VULT_SRC)
 	@$(OCAMLFORMAT) -i --enable-outside-detected-project $(VULT_SRC)
 	@$(OCPINDENT) -i $(VULT_SRC)
 
-compiler: version format
-			$(OCB) src/vultc.native src/vultc.byte
-
 js: jscompiler
 			$(OCB) src/js/vultlib.byte
 			js_of_ocaml vultlib.byte