diff --git a/rts/Updates.h b/rts/Updates.h
index aa5fbe013329b9f03ffcf74331141e298cab8d5d..f2ca437dfcbf0e0e11ba6edb086fff24e82318d8 100644
--- a/rts/Updates.h
+++ b/rts/Updates.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     W_ bd;                                                      \
                                                                 \
     prim_write_barrier;                                         \
-    OVERWRITING_CLOSURE(p1);                                    \
     bd = Bdescr(p1);                                            \
     if (bdescr_gen_no(bd) != 0 :: bits16) {                     \
       IF_NONMOVING_WRITE_BARRIER_ENABLED {                      \
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@
     } else {                                                    \
       TICK_UPD_NEW_IND();                                       \
     }                                                           \
+    OVERWRITING_CLOSURE(p1);                                    \
     StgInd_indirectee(p1) = p2;                                 \
     prim_write_barrier;                                         \
     SET_INFO(p1, stg_BLACKHOLE_info);                           \