1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/fetch.lua b/src/luarocks/fetch.lua
index 37db78f4..d03de1c6 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fetch.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fetch.lua
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ function fetch.load_local_rockspec(filename, quick)
    end
    local globals = err
 
+   if rockspec.rockspec_format then
+      if deps.compare_versions(rockspec.rockspec_format, type_check.rockspec_format) then
+         return nil, "Rockspec format "..rockspec.rockspec_format.." is not supported, please upgrade LuaRocks."
+      end
+   end
+
    if not quick then
       local ok, err = type_check.type_check_rockspec(rockspec, globals)
       if not ok then
@@ -203,11 +209,6 @@ function fetch.load_local_rockspec(filename, quick)
       end
    end
    
-   if rockspec.rockspec_format then
-      if deps.compare_versions(rockspec.rockspec_format, type_check.rockspec_format) then
-         return nil, "Rockspec format "..rockspec.rockspec_format.." is not supported, please upgrade LuaRocks."
-      end
-   end
    rockspec.format_is_at_least = deps.format_is_at_least
 
    util.platform_overrides(rockspec.build)