diff --git a/repos/os/include/audio_out_session/client.h b/repos/os/include/audio_out_session/client.h
index a8d9caef1c..90bcea069f 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/audio_out_session/client.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/audio_out_session/client.h
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ class Audio_out::Session_client : public Genode::Rpc_client<Session>
 
 		void start()
 		{
+			call<Rpc_start>();
+
 			/* reset tail pointer */
 			stream()->reset();
-
-			call<Rpc_start>();
 		}
 
 		void stop() { call<Rpc_stop>();  }