diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b3556b077..a3f007a41 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ script:
   - python setup.py clean
   - CFLAGS="-coverage" python setup.py build_ext --inplace
 
+  - check-manifest --ignore "depends/*"
   - coverage run --append --include=PIL/* selftest.py
   - coverage run --append --include=PIL/* -m nose -vx Tests/test_*.py
-  - check-manifest --ignore depends/*
 
 after_success:
    # gather the coverage data