diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp
index d5075906a8..4d8d9a4830 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.cpp
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ void ProjectSaver::writeProjects (const OwnedArray<LibraryModule>& modules, cons
                     for (auto& module: modules)
                         module->addSettingsForModuleToExporter (*exporter, *this);
 
-                    if (project.getProjectType().isAudioPlugin())
-                        writePluginCharacteristicsFile();
-
                     generatedFilesGroup.sortAlphabetically (true, true);
                     exporter->getAllGroups().add (generatedFilesGroup);
                 }
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.h
index f9067a0c8d..306ad322d7 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectSaver.h
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ public:
             writeAppHeader (modules);
             writeModuleCppWrappers (modules);
             writeProjects (modules, specifiedExporterToSave, ! showProgressBox);
+
+            if (project.getProjectType().isAudioPlugin())
+                writePluginCharacteristicsFile();
+
             writeAppConfigFile (modules, appConfigUserContent); // (this is repeated in case the projects added anything to it)
 
             // if the project root has changed after writing the other files then re-save it