diff --git a/platformio/builder/tools/piobuild.py b/platformio/builder/tools/piobuild.py
index e1a310bdfe..b7501e0a9f 100644
--- a/platformio/builder/tools/piobuild.py
+++ b/platformio/builder/tools/piobuild.py
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ def GetBuildType(env):
 
 
 def BuildProgram(env):
-    env.ProcessCompileDbToolchainOption()
     env.ProcessProgramDeps()
+    env.ProcessCompileDbToolchainOption()
     env.ProcessProjectDeps()
 
     # append into the beginning a main LD script