diff --git a/src/dev/build/lib/scan_copy.ts b/src/dev/build/lib/scan_copy.ts
index f467c0fca25..2bc63a654c0 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/lib/scan_copy.ts
+++ b/src/dev/build/lib/scan_copy.ts
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ export async function scanCopy(options: Options) {
       await copyFileAsync(record.absolute, record.absoluteDest, Fs.constants.COPYFILE_EXCL);
     }
 
-    if (time) {
-      await utimesAsync(record.absoluteDest, time, time);
-    }
-
     if (record.isDirectory) {
       await copyChildren(record);
     }
+
+    if (time) {
+      await utimesAsync(record.absoluteDest, time, time);
+    }
   };
 
   await mkdirp(destination);