diff --git a/test/pacman/pmtest.py b/test/pacman/pmtest.py
index d1415677..6dc0ee64 100644
--- a/test/pacman/pmtest.py
+++ b/test/pacman/pmtest.py
@@ -168,15 +168,15 @@ class pmtest(object):
 
         # Filesystem
         vprint("    Populating file system")
-        for pkg in self.db["local"].pkgs:
-            vprint("\tinstalling %s" % pkg.fullname())
-            pkg.install_package(self.root)
         for f in self.filesystem:
             vprint("\t%s" % f)
             util.mkfile(self.root, f, f)
             path = os.path.join(self.root, f)
             if os.path.isfile(path):
                 os.utime(path, (355, 355))
+        for pkg in self.db["local"].pkgs:
+            vprint("\tinstalling %s" % pkg.fullname())
+            pkg.install_package(self.root)
 
         # Done.
         vprint("    Taking a snapshot of the file system")