diff --git a/iop/scripts/feeds_update.sh b/iop/scripts/feeds_update.sh
index 310738b95..ae6f02c9d 100755
--- a/iop/scripts/feeds_update.sh
+++ b/iop/scripts/feeds_update.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ function feeds_update {
 		./scripts/feeds install -f -p openwrt_core -a
 	fi
 
+	(
+		echo '# DO NOT EDIT. Autogenerated file by ./iop feeds_update'
+		echo 'FEED_DEVICES_DIRS:='
+		find feeds -type f -name .is-feed-devices-dir -printf 'FEED_DEVICES_DIRS+=$(TOPDIR)/%h'
+	) > target/linux/feed-devices/feed-devices-list.mk
+
 	# targets need to be installed explicitly
 	for target in $(ls ./feeds/targets); do
 		rm -f target/linux/$target
@@ -59,12 +65,6 @@ function feeds_update {
 	# record when we last run this script
 	touch tmp/.iop_bootstrap
 
-	(
-		echo '# DO NOT EDIT. Autogenerated file by ./iop feeds_update'
-		echo 'FEED_DEVICES_DIRS:='
-		find feeds -type f -name .is-feed-devices-dir -printf 'FEED_DEVICES_DIRS+=$(TOPDIR)/%h'
-	) > target/linux/feed-devices/feed-devices-list.mk
-
 	# always return true
 	exit 0
 }