diff --git a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
index 272b1b8077f3fdbe8cb6ecb66d0828a02d82a1d1..82d58e4592ac396bd1623f1b572d6706c46427d4 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
@@ -1186,7 +1186,6 @@ fn printTreeStep(
     if (skip) return;
     try printPrefix(parent_node, stderr, ttyconf);
 
-    if (!first) try ttyconf.setColor(stderr, .dim);
     if (parent_node.parent != null) {
         if (parent_node.last) {
             try printChildNodePrefix(stderr, ttyconf);
@@ -1198,6 +1197,8 @@ fn printTreeStep(
         }
     }
 
+    if (!first) try ttyconf.setColor(stderr, .dim);
+
     // dep_prefix omitted here because it is redundant with the tree.
     try stderr.writeAll(s.name);