diff --git a/srcpkgs/Cataclysm-DDA/template b/srcpkgs/Cataclysm-DDA/template
index 218cb89ac3..bd97c21a59 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Cataclysm-DDA/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Cataclysm-DDA/template
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 	*) build_options_default+=" backtrace";;
 esac
 
-subpackages="Cataclysm-DDA-data"
+subpackages=""
 if [ "$build_option_tiles" ]; then
 	subpackages+=" Cataclysm-DDA-tiles"
 	post_configure() {
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ if [ "$build_option_tiles" ]; then
 		do_install
 	}
 fi
+subpackages="Cataclysm-DDA-data"
 
 do_check() {
 	: #needs tap++.h