diff --git a/.github/workflows/emcc.yml b/.github/workflows/emcc.yml
index 85fb25a..4565f06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/emcc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/emcc.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: make
       run: |
-        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        # note: lexer.h first, because parser.? depends on it
         find . -name 'lexer.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
         bmake -r -j 2 DEBUG=1 PKGCONF=pkg-config CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
 
     - name: test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/make.yml b/.github/workflows/make.yml
index f141f7e..144547c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: make
       run: |
-        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        # note: lexer.h first, because parser.? depends on it
         find . -name 'lexer.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
         ${{ matrix.make }} -r -j 2 ${{ matrix.debug }}=1 PKGCONF=pkg-config CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
 
     - name: test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index b484634..6a27911 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: make
       run: |
-        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        # note: lexer.h first, because parser.? depends on it
         find . -name 'lexer.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
         bmake -r -j 2 PKGCONF=pkg-config CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
 
     - name: test
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: make
       run: |
-        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        # note: lexer.h first, because parser.? depends on it
         find . -name 'lexer.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
         bmake -r -j 2 NOSTRIP=1 PKGCONF=pkg-config CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
 
     - name: test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/san.yml b/.github/workflows/san.yml
index db3bbbe..6723842 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/san.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/san.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: make
       run: |
-        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        # note: lexer.h first, because parser.? depends on it
         find . -name 'lexer.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
+        find . -name 'parser.?' -exec touch '{}' \; # workaround for git checkout timestamps
         bmake -r -j 2 ${{ matrix.san }}=1 ${{ matrix.debug }}=1 PKGCONF=pkg-config CC=${{ matrix.cc }}
 
     - name: test