diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 024634ad8..baf7b9395 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -816,6 +816,15 @@ class pil_build_ext(build_ext):
 
         libs = self.add_imaging_libs.split()
         defs = []
+        if feature.tiff:
+            libs.append(feature.tiff)
+            defs.append(("HAVE_LIBTIFF", None))
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                # This define needs to be defined if-and-only-if it was defined
+                # when compiling LibTIFF. LibTIFF doesn't expose it in `tiffconf.h`,
+                # so we have to guess; by default it is defined in all Windows builds.
+                # See #4237, #5243, #5359 for more information.
+                defs.append(("USE_WIN32_FILEIO", None))
         if feature.jpeg:
             libs.append(feature.jpeg)
             defs.append(("HAVE_LIBJPEG", None))
@@ -830,15 +839,6 @@ class pil_build_ext(build_ext):
         if feature.imagequant:
             libs.append(feature.imagequant)
             defs.append(("HAVE_LIBIMAGEQUANT", None))
-        if feature.tiff:
-            libs.append(feature.tiff)
-            defs.append(("HAVE_LIBTIFF", None))
-            if sys.platform == "win32":
-                # This define needs to be defined if-and-only-if it was defined
-                # when compiling LibTIFF. LibTIFF doesn't expose it in `tiffconf.h`,
-                # so we have to guess; by default it is defined in all Windows builds.
-                # See #4237, #5243, #5359 for more information.
-                defs.append(("USE_WIN32_FILEIO", None))
         if feature.xcb:
             libs.append(feature.xcb)
             defs.append(("HAVE_XCB", None))