diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index acd882ec129..c28d8399902 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -417,13 +417,13 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
                                libraries=math_libs) )
         exts.append( Extension('datetime', ['datetimemodule.c', 'timemodule.c'],
                                libraries=math_libs) )
+        # fast iterator tools implemented in C
+        exts.append( Extension("itertools", ["itertoolsmodule.c"]) )
         # code that will be builtins in the future, but conflict with the
         #  current builtins
         exts.append( Extension('future_builtins', ['future_builtins.c']) )
         # random number generator implemented in C
         exts.append( Extension("_random", ["_randommodule.c"]) )
-        # fast iterator tools implemented in C
-        exts.append( Extension("itertools", ["itertoolsmodule.c"]) )
         # high-performance collections
         exts.append( Extension("_collections", ["_collectionsmodule.c"]) )
         # bisect