1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/dgit b/dgit
index 922d719..b25d344 100755
--- a/dgit
+++ b/dgit
@@ -3758,10 +3758,12 @@ sub clone ($) {
     }
     printdebug "clone main body\n";
 
-    canonicalise_suite();
-    my $hasgit = check_for_git();
     mkdir $dstdir or fail f_ "create \`%s': %s", $dstdir, $!;
     changedir $dstdir;
+
+    canonicalise_suite();
+    my $hasgit = check_for_git();
+
     runcmd @git, qw(init -q);
     record_maindir();
     setup_new_tree();