diff --git a/mobile/android/base/moz.build b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
index e65fcb150fd6..9237e5c3309f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/moz.build
+++ b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
@@ -669,9 +669,10 @@ if not CONFIG['MOZILLA_OFFICIAL']:
         'org/lucasr/dspec/RawResource.java'
     ] ]
 
+# Putting branding earlier allows branders to override default resources.
 ANDROID_RES_DIRS += [
-    SRCDIR + '/resources',
     TOPSRCDIR + '/' + CONFIG['MOZ_BRANDING_DIRECTORY'] + '/res',
+    SRCDIR + '/resources',
     OBJDIR + '/res',
 ]