diff --git a/build/tools/make_windows_sdk.sh b/build/tools/make_windows_sdk.sh
index 6afc18528ae..7df662d991f 100755
--- a/build/tools/make_windows_sdk.sh
+++ b/build/tools/make_windows_sdk.sh
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
 # - If you think you may have Windows versions of tools (e.g. make) installed, it may
 #   reduce confusion levels to 'export PATH=/usr/bin'
 
-set -e  # Fail this script as soon as a command fails -- fail early, fail fast
-
-
 PROG_NAME="$0"
 SDK_ZIP="$1"; shift
 DIST_DIR="$1"; shift
 TEMP_DIR="$1"; shift
 [ -z "$TEMP_DIR" ] && TEMP_DIR=${TMP:-/tmp}
 
+set -e  # Fail this script as soon as a command fails -- fail early, fail fast
+
 function die() {
     echo "Error:" $*
     echo "Aborting"