diff --git a/src/commands/generate-prep.ts b/src/commands/generate-prep.ts
index 6661b6f..732d431 100644
--- a/src/commands/generate-prep.ts
+++ b/src/commands/generate-prep.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ const doDevice = (
   useTemp: boolean,
 ) =>
   withTempDir(async tmp => {
+    // these makefiles are expected to reference proprietary files that are
+    // inaccessible during state collection build
+    config.platform.extra_product_makefiles = []
+
     // Prepare stock system source
     let wrapBuildId = buildId == undefined ? null : buildId
     let wrapped = await withSpinner('Extracting stock system source', spinner =>
@@ -127,10 +131,6 @@ export default class GeneratePrep extends Command {
           buildId = flags.buildId
         }
 
-        // these makefiles are expected to reference proprietary files that are
-        // inaccessible during state collection build
-        config.platform.extra_product_makefiles = []
-
         await doDevice(config, stockSrc, buildId, flags.skipCopy, flags.useTemp)
       },
       config => config.device.name,