diff --git a/test/regress.c b/test/regress.c
index e288d46b..4d17b678 100644
--- a/test/regress.c
+++ b/test/regress.c
@@ -1938,9 +1938,10 @@ re_add_read_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short event, void *arg)
 {
 	char buf[256];
 	struct event *ev_other = arg;
-	readd_test_event_last_added = ev_other;
 	ev_ssize_t n_read;
 
+	readd_test_event_last_added = ev_other;
+
 	n_read = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
 
 	if (n_read < 0) {