diff --git a/continuous_integration/install_blis.sh b/continuous_integration/install_blis.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e8fa8074..9cdfb2c1
--- a/continuous_integration/install_blis.sh
+++ b/continuous_integration/install_blis.sh
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ Libs: -L\${libdir} -lblis
 Libs.private: \${extralib}
 Cflags: -I\${includedir}" > blis.pc
 
-PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$ABS_PATH/numpy/ pip install . -v --no-build-isolation -Csetup-args=-Dblas=blis
-
 export CFLAGS=-I$ABS_PATH/BLIS_install/include/blis
 export LDFLAGS="-L$ABS_PATH/BLIS_install/lib -Wl,-rpath,$ABS_PATH/BLIS_install/lib"
 
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$ABS_PATH/numpy/ pip install . -v --no-build-isolation -Csetup-args=-Dblas=blis
+
 popd
 
 # back to threadpoolctl directory
diff --git a/continuous_integration/install_flexiblas.sh b/continuous_integration/install_flexiblas.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 47a3e798..5d7707f5
--- a/continuous_integration/install_flexiblas.sh
+++ b/continuous_integration/install_flexiblas.sh
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ Libs: -L\${libdir} -lflexiblas
 Libs.private: \${extralib}
 Cflags: -I\${includedir}" > flexiblas.pc
 
+export CFLAGS=-I$ABS_PATH/flexiblas_install/include/flexiblas
+export LDFLAGS="-L$FLEXIBLAS_LIB -Wl,-rpath,$FLEXIBLAS_LIB"
+
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$ABS_PATH/numpy/ pip install . -v --no-build-isolation -Csetup-args=-Dblas=flexiblas -Csetup-args=-Dlapack=flexiblas
 
 ccache -s || true
 
-export CFLAGS=-I$ABS_PATH/flexiblas_install/include/flexiblas
-export LDFLAGS="-L$FLEXIBLAS_LIB -Wl,-rpath,$FLEXIBLAS_LIB"
-
 popd
 
 # back to threadpoolctl directory