diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
index 5a1bf1ba..5c98b8d7 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -3215,6 +3215,9 @@ namespace Kernel
 				return BAN::Error::from_errno(ENOSYS);
 		}
 
+		if (op == FUTEX_WAIT && BAN::atomic_load(*addr) != val)
+			return BAN::Error::from_errno(EAGAIN);
+
 		uint64_t wake_time_ns = BAN::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
 
 		if (user_abstime != nullptr)
@@ -3236,9 +3239,6 @@ namespace Kernel
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (op == FUTEX_WAIT && BAN::atomic_load(*addr) != val)
-			return BAN::Error::from_errno(EAGAIN);
-
 		futex_t* futex;
 
 		{