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diff --git a/dateutil/zoneinfo/__init__.py b/dateutil/zoneinfo/__init__.py
index 0ffb294..a1b3487 100644
--- a/dateutil/zoneinfo/__init__.py
+++ b/dateutil/zoneinfo/__init__.py
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ def rebuild(filename, tag=None, format="gz"):
targetname = "zoneinfo%s.tar.%s" % (tag, format)
try:
tf = TarFile.open(filename)
- for name in tf.getnames():
+ # The "backwards" zone file contains links to other files, so must be
+ # processed as last
+ for name in sorted(tf.getnames(),
+ key=lambda k: k != "backward" and k or "z"):
if not (name.endswith(".sh") or
name.endswith(".tab") or
name == "leapseconds"):