diff --git a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel.sh b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel.sh
index 13b35e86ae11..98aea39df3af 100644
--- a/lib/functions/compilation/kernel.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/compilation/kernel.sh
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ function compile_kernel() {
 	kernel_base_revision_date="$(LC_ALL=C date -d "@${kernel_base_revision_ts}")"
 	display_alert "Using Kernel git revision" "${kernel_git_revision} at '${kernel_base_revision_date}'"
 
+	# Possibly 'make clean'.
+	LOG_SECTION="kernel_maybe_clean" do_with_logging do_with_hooks kernel_maybe_clean
+
 	# Call extension method to prepare extra sources
 	call_extension_method "kernel_copy_extra_sources" <<- 'ARMBIAN_KERNEL_SOURCES_EXTRA'
 		*Hook to copy extra kernel sources to the kernel under compilation*
 	ARMBIAN_KERNEL_SOURCES_EXTRA
 
-	# Possibly 'make clean'.
-	LOG_SECTION="kernel_maybe_clean" do_with_logging do_with_hooks kernel_maybe_clean
-
 	# Patching.
 	declare hash pre_patch_version
 	kernel_main_patching # has it's own logging sections inside