diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simpligility/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/simpligility/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java
index e4c723063..c584b50e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simpligility/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simpligility/maven/plugins/android/phase01generatesources/GenerateSourcesMojo.java
@@ -867,8 +867,8 @@ private void generateR() throws MojoExecutionException
                 .disablePngCrunching()
                 .generateRIntoPackage( customPackage )
                 .setPathToAndroidManifest( destinationManifestFile )
-                .addResourceDirectoryIfExists( resourceDirectory )
                 .addResourceDirectoriesIfExists( getResourceOverlayDirectories() )
+                .addResourceDirectoryIfExists( resourceDirectory )
                     // Need to include any AAR or APKLIB dependencies when generating R because if any local
                     // resources directly reference dependent resources then R generation will crash.
                 .addResourceDirectoriesIfExists( getLibraryResourceFolders() )