diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index d1f24fa64..ff77ef9cf 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			Timeout: b.config.ShutdownTimeout,
 		},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCleanFiles{},
-		&vmwcommon.StepCleanVMX{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepConfigureVMX{
 			CustomData: b.config.VMXDataPost,
 		},
+		&vmwcommon.StepCleanVMX{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCompactDisk{
 			Skip: b.config.SkipCompaction,
 		},
diff --git a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
index e75f62b57..a1e7ae963 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			Timeout: b.config.ShutdownTimeout,
 		},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCleanFiles{},
-		&vmwcommon.StepCleanVMX{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepConfigureVMX{
 			CustomData: b.config.VMXDataPost,
 		},
+		&vmwcommon.StepCleanVMX{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCompactDisk{
 			Skip: b.config.SkipCompaction,
 		},