diff --git a/lib/builder/builder.js b/lib/builder/builder.js
index d727df9d8e..5bb25d15b3 100644
--- a/lib/builder/builder.js
+++ b/lib/builder/builder.js
@@ -55,29 +55,6 @@ export default class Builder extends Tapable {
     this.styleLoader = styleLoader.bind(this)
     this.vueLoader = vueLoaderConfig.bind(this)
 
-    // Babel options
-    this.babelOptions = _.defaults(this.options.build.babel, {
-      presets: [
-        require.resolve('babel-preset-vue-app')
-      ],
-      babelrc: false,
-      cacheDirectory: !!this.options.dev
-    })
-
-    // Map postcss plugins into instances on object mode once
-    if (isPureObject(this.options.build.postcss)) {
-      if (isPureObject(this.options.build.postcss.plugins)) {
-        this.options.build.postcss.plugins = Object.keys(this.options.build.postcss.plugins)
-          .map(p => {
-            const plugin = require(p)
-            const opts = this.options.build.postcss.plugins[p]
-            if (opts === false) return // Disabled
-            const instance = plugin(opts)
-            return instance
-          }).filter(e => e)
-      }
-    }
-
     this._buildStatus = STATUS.INITIAL
   }
 
@@ -113,8 +90,32 @@ export default class Builder extends Tapable {
     // Wait for nuxt ready
     await this.nuxt.ready()
 
+    // Wait for build plugins
     await this.nuxt.applyPluginsAsync('build', this)
 
+    // Babel options
+    this.babelOptions = _.defaults(this.options.build.babel, {
+      presets: [
+        require.resolve('babel-preset-vue-app')
+      ],
+      babelrc: false,
+      cacheDirectory: !!this.options.dev
+    })
+
+    // Map postcss plugins into instances on object mode once
+    if (isPureObject(this.options.build.postcss)) {
+      if (isPureObject(this.options.build.postcss.plugins)) {
+        this.options.build.postcss.plugins = Object.keys(this.options.build.postcss.plugins)
+          .map(p => {
+            const plugin = require(p)
+            const opts = this.options.build.postcss.plugins[p]
+            if (opts === false) return // Disabled
+            const instance = plugin(opts)
+            return instance
+          }).filter(e => e)
+      }
+    }
+
     // Check if pages dir exists and warn if not
     this._nuxtPages = typeof this.options.build.createRoutes !== 'function'
     if (this._nuxtPages) {