diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/build.rb b/Library/Homebrew/build.rb
index c92ef1c815..71fb519d2f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/build.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/build.rb
@@ -113,15 +113,14 @@ class Build
   def install
     keg_only_deps = deps.map(&:to_formula).select(&:keg_only?)
 
-    pre_superenv_hacks
-
-    ENV.activate_extensions!
-
     deps.map(&:to_formula).each do |dep|
       opt = HOMEBREW_PREFIX.join("opt", dep.name)
       fixopt(dep) unless opt.directory?
     end
 
+    pre_superenv_hacks
+    ENV.activate_extensions!
+
     if superenv?
       ENV.keg_only_deps = keg_only_deps.map(&:name)
       ENV.deps = deps.map { |d| d.to_formula.name }