diff --git a/release/tools/vagrant.conf b/release/tools/vagrant.conf
index 159da4fa21a9..5617b96fa17d 100644
--- a/release/tools/vagrant.conf
+++ b/release/tools/vagrant.conf
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ vagrant_common () {
 	# catalogue and install or update pkg when the instance first
 	# launches, so these files would just be replaced anyway; removing
 	# them from the image allows it to boot faster.
+	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg -c ${DESTDIR} clean -y -a
 	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg -c ${DESTDIR} delete -f -y pkg
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/var/db/pkg/repo-*.sqlite
-	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg -c ${DESTDIR} clean -y -a
 
 	# Vagrant instances use DHCP to get their network configuration.
 	echo 'ifconfig_DEFAULT="SYNCDHCP"' >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.conf