diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 38d42373a57412..92760fcf85a9ed 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ if defined link_module      set configure_flags=%configure_flags% %link_module%
 if defined i18n_arg         set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --with-intl=%i18n_arg%
 if defined config_flags     set configure_flags=%configure_flags% %config_flags%
 if defined target_arch      set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --dest-cpu=%target_arch%
-if defined TAG              set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --tag=%TAG%
 
 if not exist "%~dp0deps\icu" goto no-depsicu
 if "%target%"=="Clean" echo deleting %~dp0deps\icu
@@ -171,6 +170,8 @@ if "%target%"=="Clean" rmdir /S /Q %~dp0deps\icu
 
 call :getnodeversion || exit /b 1
 
+if defined TAG set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --tag=%TAG%
+
 if "%target%"=="Clean" rmdir /Q /S "%~dp0%config%\node-v%FULLVERSION%-win-%target_arch%" > nul 2> nul
 
 if defined noprojgen if defined nobuild if not defined sign if not defined msi goto licensertf