diff --git a/Xext/sync.c b/Xext/sync.c
index 1c186095d..9fc82443b 100644
--- a/Xext/sync.c
+++ b/Xext/sync.c
@@ -351,6 +351,24 @@ SyncInitTrigger(ClientPtr client, SyncTrigger * pTrigger, XID syncObject,
         }
     }
 
+    if (changes & (XSyncCAValueType | XSyncCAValue)) {
+        if (pTrigger->value_type == XSyncAbsolute)
+            pTrigger->test_value = pTrigger->wait_value;
+        else {                  /* relative */
+            Bool overflow;
+
+            if (pCounter == NULL)
+                return BadMatch;
+
+            overflow = checked_int64_add(&pTrigger->test_value,
+                                         pCounter->value, pTrigger->wait_value);
+            if (overflow) {
+                client->errorValue = pTrigger->wait_value >> 32;
+                return BadValue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     if (changes & XSyncCATestType) {
 
         if (pSync && SYNC_FENCE == pSync->type) {
@@ -379,24 +397,6 @@ SyncInitTrigger(ClientPtr client, SyncTrigger * pTrigger, XID syncObject,
         }
     }
 
-    if (changes & (XSyncCAValueType | XSyncCAValue)) {
-        if (pTrigger->value_type == XSyncAbsolute)
-            pTrigger->test_value = pTrigger->wait_value;
-        else {                  /* relative */
-            Bool overflow;
-
-            if (pCounter == NULL)
-                return BadMatch;
-
-            overflow = checked_int64_add(&pTrigger->test_value,
-                                         pCounter->value, pTrigger->wait_value);
-            if (overflow) {
-                client->errorValue = pTrigger->wait_value >> 32;
-                return BadValue;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     if (changes & XSyncCACounter) {
         if (pSync != pTrigger->pSync) { /* new counter for trigger */
             SyncDeleteTriggerFromSyncObject(pTrigger);