diff --git a/build/lib/release.sh b/build/lib/release.sh
index 94e6c10a936..ade70c5fa70 100644
--- a/build/lib/release.sh
+++ b/build/lib/release.sh
@@ -85,12 +85,15 @@ function kube::release::package_tarballs() {
   mkdir -p "${RELEASE_DIR}"
   kube::release::package_src_tarball &
   kube::release::package_client_tarballs &
-  kube::release::package_node_tarballs &
-  kube::release::package_server_tarballs &
   kube::release::package_salt_tarball &
   kube::release::package_kube_manifests_tarball &
   kube::util::wait-for-jobs || { kube::log::error "previous tarball phase failed"; return 1; }
 
+  # _node and _server tarballs depend on _src tarball
+  kube::release::package_node_tarballs &
+  kube::release::package_server_tarballs &
+  kube::util::wait-for-jobs || { kube::log::error "previous tarball phase failed"; return 1; }
+
   kube::release::package_final_tarball & # _final depends on some of the previous phases
   kube::release::package_test_tarball & # _test doesn't depend on anything
   kube::util::wait-for-jobs || { kube::log::error "previous tarball phase failed"; return 1; }