diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/tests/sourcegen_ast.rs b/crates/syntax/src/tests/sourcegen_ast.rs
index 1a0377830be1..07213b08be27 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/tests/sourcegen_ast.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/tests/sourcegen_ast.rs
@@ -19,22 +19,22 @@ use crate::tests::ast_src::{
 
 #[test]
 fn sourcegen_ast() {
-    let grammar = rust_grammar();
-    let ast = lower(&grammar);
-
+    let syntax_kinds = generate_syntax_kinds(KINDS_SRC);
     let syntax_kinds_file =
         sourcegen::project_root().join("crates/parser/src/syntax_kind/generated.rs");
-    let syntax_kinds = generate_syntax_kinds(KINDS_SRC);
     sourcegen::ensure_file_contents(syntax_kinds_file.as_path(), &syntax_kinds);
 
+    let grammar = rust_grammar();
+    let ast = lower(&grammar);
+
+    let ast_tokens = generate_tokens(&ast);
     let ast_tokens_file =
         sourcegen::project_root().join("crates/syntax/src/ast/generated/tokens.rs");
-    let contents = generate_tokens(&ast);
-    sourcegen::ensure_file_contents(ast_tokens_file.as_path(), &contents);
+    sourcegen::ensure_file_contents(ast_tokens_file.as_path(), &ast_tokens);
 
+    let ast_nodes = generate_nodes(KINDS_SRC, &ast);
     let ast_nodes_file = sourcegen::project_root().join("crates/syntax/src/ast/generated/nodes.rs");
-    let contents = generate_nodes(KINDS_SRC, &ast);
-    sourcegen::ensure_file_contents(ast_nodes_file.as_path(), &contents);
+    sourcegen::ensure_file_contents(ast_nodes_file.as_path(), &ast_nodes);
 }
 
 fn generate_tokens(grammar: &AstSrc) -> String {