diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix
index bebb5376b8a27..da9ebcfead141 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/clojure/default.nix
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ''
       mkdir -p $out/libexec
       cp clojure-tools-${version}.jar $out/libexec
+      cp exec.jar $out/libexec
       cp example-deps.edn $out
       cp deps.edn $out
-      cp exec.jar $out
 
       substituteInPlace clojure --replace PREFIX $out