diff --git a/tools/aapt/Command.cpp b/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
index ba73180..63f1802 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Command.cpp
@@ -757,12 +757,8 @@
 
     AssetManager assets;
     int32_t assetsCookie;
-    if (!assets.addAssetPath(String8(filename), &assetsCookie)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: dump failed because assets could not be loaded\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
 
-    // Now add any dependencies passed in.
+    // Add any dependencies passed in.
     for (size_t i = 0; i < bundle->getPackageIncludes().size(); i++) {
       const String8& assetPath = bundle->getPackageIncludes()[i];
       if (!assets.addAssetPath(assetPath, NULL)) {
@@ -771,6 +767,11 @@
       }
     }
 
+    if (!assets.addAssetPath(String8(filename), &assetsCookie)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: dump failed because assets could not be loaded\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     // Make a dummy config for retrieving resources...  we need to supply
     // non-default values for some configs so that we can retrieve resources
     // in the app that don't have a default.  The most important of these is