diff --git a/kdesrc-build-setup b/kdesrc-build-setup
index e793a1c..902d287 100755
--- a/kdesrc-build-setup
+++ b/kdesrc-build-setup
@@ -480,9 +480,8 @@ if (grep /^base$/, @chosenModules) {
 module-set base
     repository kde-projects
 
-    # kde-baseapps must precede kate and konsole, due to
-    # on-disk layout.
-    use-modules kde-baseapps kate konsole
+    # kde-baseapps requires kate to be built first.
+    use-modules kate kde-baseapps konsole
 end module-set
 
 EOF
diff --git a/kdesrc-buildrc-sample b/kdesrc-buildrc-sample
index 0ca86a5..0287854 100644
--- a/kdesrc-buildrc-sample
+++ b/kdesrc-buildrc-sample
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ module-set
     repository kde-projects
 
     use-modules akonadi kdepimlibs nepomuk-widgets kde-workspace \
-                kde-baseapps kate konsole
+                kate kde-baseapps konsole
 end module-set
 
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