diff --git a/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc b/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
index d0497aa007..36d484e7b0 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ InternalSend::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 {
 	const XMLProperty* prop;
 
-	Send::set_state (node, version);
-
 	init_gain ();
 
+	Send::set_state (node, version);
+
 	if ((prop = node.property ("target")) != 0) {
 
 		_send_to_id = prop->value();