diff --git a/Formula/mvnvm.rb b/Formula/mvnvm.rb
index c26c7aa4c81..8f2bd3e8ec8 100644
--- a/Formula/mvnvm.rb
+++ b/Formula/mvnvm.rb
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ class Mvnvm < Formula
 
   depends_on :java => "1.7+"
 
+  conflicts_with "maven", :because => "also installs a 'mvn' executable"
+
   def install
     bin.install "mvn"
     bin.install "mvnDebug"
     bin.env_script_all_files(libexec/"bin", Language::Java.overridable_java_home_env("1.7+"))
   end
 
-  conflicts_with "maven", :because => "also installs a 'mvn' executable"
-
   test do
     (testpath/"settings.xml").write <<-EOS.undent
       <settings><localRepository>#{testpath}/repository</localRepository></settings>