diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 8d52121..fff5565 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -987,14 +987,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (conn_request_state(tconn, NS(conn, C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS), CS_VERBOSE) < SS_SUCCESS)
-		return 0;
-
 	sock->sk->sk_sndtimeo = timeout;
 	sock->sk->sk_rcvtimeo = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
 
-	drbd_thread_start(&tconn->asender);
-
 	if (drbd_send_protocol(tconn) == -EOPNOTSUPP)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1008,6 +1003,11 @@
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+	if (conn_request_state(tconn, NS(conn, C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS), CS_VERBOSE) < SS_SUCCESS)
+		return 0;
+
+	drbd_thread_start(&tconn->asender);
+
 	return h;
 
 out_release_sockets: