diff --git a/tools/nitpick/src/Test.cpp b/tools/nitpick/src/Test.cpp
index 6647d154af..f80058200e 100644
--- a/tools/nitpick/src/Test.cpp
+++ b/tools/nitpick/src/Test.cpp
@@ -766,13 +766,19 @@ void Test::createAllRecursiveScripts() {
 void Test::createAllRecursiveScripts(const QString& directory) {
     QDirIterator it(directory, QDirIterator::Subdirectories);
 
+    QStringList directories;
     while (it.hasNext()) {
         QString nextDirectory = it.next();
         if (isAValidDirectory(nextDirectory)) {
-            createAllRecursiveScripts(nextDirectory);
-            createRecursiveScript(nextDirectory, false);
+            directories.push_front(nextDirectory);
         }
     }
+
+    for (int i = directories.length(); i > 0; --i) {
+        QString nextDirectory = directories[i];
+        createAllRecursiveScripts(nextDirectory);
+        createRecursiveScript(nextDirectory, false);
+    }
 }
 
 void Test::createRecursiveScript(const QString& directory, bool interactiveMode) {