diff --git a/lib/installer.js b/lib/installer.js
index b726ad5..ba527fc 100644
--- a/lib/installer.js
+++ b/lib/installer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 'use strict'
 
+// Load node patches
+require('./node/index.js')
+
 const BB = require('bluebird')
 
 const {
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@ const mkdirp = BB.promisify(require('mkdirp'))
 const rimraf = BB.promisify(require('rimraf'))
 const { spawn } = require('child_process')
 
-// Load node patches
-require('./node/index.js')
-
 const readFileAsync = BB.promisify(fs.readFile)
 const realpathAsync = BB.promisify(fs.realpath)
 const statAsync = BB.promisify(fs.stat)