diff --git a/build/Makefile.global b/build/Makefile.global
index 7b5d2a4919146..237308d265976 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.global
+++ b/build/Makefile.global
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ prof-clean:
 prof-use:
 	CCACHE_DISABLE=1 $(MAKE) PROF_FLAGS=-fprofile-use all
 
-# olny php above 7.1.0 supports nullable return type
+# only php above 7.1.0 supports nullable return type
 %_arginfo.h: %.stub.php
 	@if test -e "$(top_srcdir)/build/gen_stub.php"; then \
 		if test ! -z "$(PHP_EXECUTABLE)" && test -x "$(PHP_EXECUTABLE)"; then \
diff --git a/build/gen_stub.php b/build/gen_stub.php
index 02a035debd180..b108191f64447 100755
--- a/build/gen_stub.php
+++ b/build/gen_stub.php
@@ -26,21 +26,6 @@ protected function pName_FullyQualified(Name\FullyQualified $node) {
     }
 }
 
-if ($argc >= 2) {
-    if (is_file($argv[1])) {
-        // Generate single file.
-        processStubFile($argv[1]);
-    } else if (is_dir($argv[1])) {
-        processDirectory($argv[1]);
-    } else {
-        echo "$argv[1] is neither a file nor a directory.\n";
-        exit(1);
-    }
-} else {
-    // Regenerate all stub files we can find.
-    processDirectory('.');
-}
-
 function processDirectory(string $dir) {
     $it = new RecursiveIteratorIterator(
         new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($dir),
@@ -1044,3 +1029,18 @@ function initPhpParser() {
         }
     });
 }
+
+if ($argc >= 2) {
+    if (is_file($argv[1])) {
+        // Generate single file.
+        processStubFile($argv[1]);
+    } else if (is_dir($argv[1])) {
+        processDirectory($argv[1]);
+    } else {
+        echo "$argv[1] is neither a file nor a directory.\n";
+        exit(1);
+    }
+} else {
+    // Regenerate all stub files we can find.
+    processDirectory('.');
+}