diff --git a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
index 54d6b1db7..94d3a2756 100755
--- a/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
+++ b/src/nix-build/nix-build.cc
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ void mainWrapped(int argc, char * * argv)
         }
     }
 
+    state->printStats();
+
     auto buildPaths = [&](const PathSet & paths) {
         /* Note: we do this even when !printMissing to efficiently
            fetch binary cache data. */
@@ -495,7 +497,6 @@ void mainWrapped(int argc, char * * argv)
 
         for (auto & path : outPaths)
             std::cout << path << '\n';
-        state->printStats();
     }
 }