diff --git a/linux-firmware.spec b/linux-firmware.spec
index 88b7b64..e2040aa 100644
--- a/linux-firmware.spec
+++ b/linux-firmware.spec
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ operate.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n linux-firmware-%{checkout}
+git init .
 if [ -z "$GIT_COMMITTER_NAME" ]; then
     git config user.email "nobody@fedoraproject.org"
     git config user.name "Fedora X Ninjas"
 fi
-git init .
 git add .
 git commit --author="builder@redhat.com" -m init .
 git am %{PATCH1}