diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomRepositoryPlugin.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomRepositoryPlugin.java
index ef9bd58ef..896c72df2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomRepositoryPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomRepositoryPlugin.java
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ private void declareRepositories(RepositoryHandler repositories, LoomFiles files
 				sources.artifact();
 				sources.ignoreGradleMetadataRedirection();
 			});
+
+			// Fallback to maven central for artifacts such as sources or javadocs that are not mirrored on Mojang's repo.
+			// See: https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-loom/issues/1032
+			repo.artifactUrls(ArtifactRepositoryContainer.MAVEN_CENTRAL_URL);
 		});
 
 		// If a mavenCentral repo is already defined, remove the mojang repo and add it back before the mavenCentral repo so that it will be checked first.
@@ -117,10 +121,6 @@ public static void setupForLegacyVersions(RepositoryHandler repositories) {
 				sources.artifact();
 				sources.ignoreGradleMetadataRedirection();
 			});
-
-			// Fallback to maven central for artifacts such as sources or javadocs that are not mirrored on Mojang's repo.
-			// See: https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-loom/issues/1032
-			repo.artifactUrls(ArtifactRepositoryContainer.MAVEN_CENTRAL_URL);
 		});
 	}