diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fa9cd4627..bc3c78577 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ FROM golang:1.6-alpine
 ENV DISTRIBUTION_DIR /go/src/github.com/docker/distribution
 ENV DOCKER_BUILDTAGS include_oss include_gcs
 
+RUN set -ex \
+    && apk add --no-cache make git
+
 WORKDIR $DISTRIBUTION_DIR
 COPY . $DISTRIBUTION_DIR
 COPY cmd/registry/config-dev.yml /etc/docker/registry/config.yml
 
-RUN set -ex \
-    && apk add --no-cache make git
-
 RUN make PREFIX=/go clean binaries
 
 VOLUME ["/var/lib/registry"]