diff --git a/subr/build_checks.subr b/subr/build_checks.subr
index 5abeab2..055ed87 100644
--- a/subr/build_checks.subr
+++ b/subr/build_checks.subr
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ build_checks() {
 	if [ ${_exit:-0} = 1 ]; then
 		exit 1;
 	fi;
-	if [ "${ARG_AS_NEEDED:-0}" -eq 1 ]\
-	&& [ -e "${PREFIX}/build.gitref" ]\
-	&& [ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(cat "${PREFIX}/build.gitref")" ]; then
-		ex_rtl_log_msg info "Git repository has not changed since last build and --as-needed was specified.";
-		exit 0;
-	fi;
 	if [ ${ARG_CLEAN:-0} -eq 1 ]; then
 		ex_rtl_log_msg info "-c specified, cleaning prefix...";
 		for _pname in ${DEFAULT_CLEAR_PREFIX_PATHS}; do
diff --git a/subr/build_init.subr b/subr/build_init.subr
index e940110..8b06508 100644
--- a/subr/build_init.subr
+++ b/subr/build_init.subr
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ build_init() {
 	for __ in ${HOME}/midipix_build.vars ../midipix_build.vars ./vars/env.vars ./vars/midipix.vars ./vars/build.vars; do
 		[ -e ${__} ] && . ${__};
 	done;
+	if [ "${ARG_AS_NEEDED:-0}" -eq 1 ]\
+	&& [ -e "${PREFIX}/build.gitref" ]\
+	&& [ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "$(cat "${PREFIX}/build.gitref")" ]; then
+		ex_rtl_log_msg info "Git repository has not changed since last build and --as-needed was specified.";
+		exit 0;
+	fi;
 	export PATH="${PREFIX}/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}";
 	if [ ${ARG_IPV4_ONLY:-0} -eq 1 ]; then
 		DEFAULT_WGET_ARGS="-4${DEFAULT_WGET_ARGS:+ ${DEFAULT_WGET_ARGS}}";