diff --git a/libbeat/scripts/Makefile b/libbeat/scripts/Makefile
index db1c98dc8ab..c8c6bc96a9f 100755
--- a/libbeat/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/libbeat/scripts/Makefile
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ testsuite: clean update
 		fi \
 	fi
 
-	$(MAKE) benchmark-tests
-	$(MAKE) coverage-report
-
 	if [ $(TEST_ENVIRONMENT) = true ]; then \
 		$(MAKE) fix-permissions; \
 	fi
 
+	$(MAKE) benchmark-tests
+	$(MAKE) coverage-report
+
 # Generates a coverage report from the existing coverage files
 .PHONY: coverage-report
 coverage-report: