diff --git a/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp b/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp
index 4fa3132cb..7bbec01f4 100644
--- a/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp
+++ b/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp
@@ -374,13 +374,13 @@ llarp_kqueue_loop::tick(int ms)
       llarp::ev_io* ev = static_cast< llarp::ev_io* >(events[idx].udata);
       if(ev)
       {
-        if(events[idx].filter & EVFILT_READ)
-          ev->read(readbuf,
-                   std::min(sizeof(readbuf), size_t(events[idx].data)));
         if(events[idx].filter & EVFILT_WRITE)
         {
           ev->flush_write_buffers(events[idx].data);
         }
+        if(events[idx].filter & EVFILT_READ)
+          ev->read(readbuf,
+                   std::min(sizeof(readbuf), size_t(events[idx].data)));
       }
       ++idx;
     }