diff --git a/libisoburn/trunk/releng/auto_cxx b/libisoburn/trunk/releng/auto_cxx
index 685150d4..8dba74b6 100755
--- a/libisoburn/trunk/releng/auto_cxx
+++ b/libisoburn/trunk/releng/auto_cxx
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@ fi
 SAMPLE_CODE_DIR=codesamples
 CC=g++
 
-# check data dir
-if [ -d "${GEN_DATA_DIR}" ]; then
- printf "\n${SELF}: directory %s exists!" ${GEN_DATA_DIR}
- printf "\n${SELF}: use '${SELF} -c' to remove.\n"
- exit 5
-else
- mkdir "${GEN_DATA_DIR}"
-fi
-
 # check compiler
 if ! which "${CC}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     printf "\n${SELF}: Not found: ${CC}. Install ${CC}.\n"
     cleanup
-    exit 6
+    exit 5
+fi
+
+# check data dir
+if [ -d "${GEN_DATA_DIR}" ]; then
+ printf "\n${SELF}: directory %s exists!" ${GEN_DATA_DIR}
+ printf "\n${SELF}: use '${SELF} -c' to remove.\n"
+ exit 6
+else
+ mkdir "${GEN_DATA_DIR}"
 fi
 
 # process sample code tests