diff --git a/tools/linux_builder.sh b/tools/linux_builder.sh
index c71ddb21d6..9c511fdf24 100755
--- a/tools/linux_builder.sh
+++ b/tools/linux_builder.sh
@@ -395,13 +395,17 @@ build_stk()
     # Shaderc
     if [ ! -f "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/shaderc.stamp" ]; then
         echo "Compiling shaderc"
-        
-        "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/../lib/shaderc/utils/git-sync-deps"
-        
         mkdir -p "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/shaderc"
         cp -a -f "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/../lib/shaderc/"* "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/shaderc"
-
+        
         cd "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/shaderc"
+
+        if [ ! -f "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/shaderc-deps.stamp" ]; then
+            ./utils/git-sync-deps
+            check_error
+            touch "$DEPENDENCIES_DIR/shaderc-deps.stamp"
+        fi
+
         cmake . -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR" \
                 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$INSTALL_DIR" \
                 -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fpic -O3"           \